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racked up

verb

past tense of rack up

as in scored

to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points having racked up a huge number of points in the short program, the figure skater would have to have a disastrous long program in order to miss out on a medal

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to obtain (as a goal) through effort racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory

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Recent Examples of racked up While the Rebels racked up nearly 500 yards, Missouri’s prolific running game was held to a season-low 39 yards. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 The Rebels racked up 257 yards on the ground in large part because of the efforts of Kewan Lacy and backup Makhi Frazier. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 The source series, a Vidio original, has racked up more than 34 million views on the streamer. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 Targeting high-profile locations, the crew allegedly racked up $175,000 in damage to commercial buildings and historic properties, using specialized climbing equipment and rappelling gear. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Argenx has racked up a series of wins in autoimmune disorders en route to becoming one of the world’s largest biotechs based on market cap. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 The lawsuits also attack the practice of charging fees on paper IOUs that are racked up by borrowers unable to make cash interest payments. — Ellen Dimauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Vivaia has racked up multiple celebrity fans recently, including Julia Roberts and Aubrey Plaza. — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026 Nico Hoerner got the Cubs’ only hit off King with a one-out infield single in the seventh, but King racked up two more strikeouts to earn the last of several standing ovations from the raucous sellout crowd watching his third career playoff start. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

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Sean Durzi scored 78 seconds in, Dylan Garand made 29 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the travel-weary Ducks 5-2 on Monday night to improve to 6-0-0 at home this fall.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs’ defense deserves a ton of credit for shutting down a Baylor offense that scored 55 points and rolled up 564 yards in its last game against Arizona State.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

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Bangladesh almost achieved that in recent years but in 2025 coverage dropped.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
What this 2026 squad lacks is a savvy veteran quarterback such as Ryan Fitzpatrick, who carried that franchise to five wins, which were all achieved after beginning that season with a seven-game losing streak.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieved

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The researchers demonstrated the benefit of using different atoms by maintaining quantum entanglement for 10 seconds as against a few milliseconds attained with the same set of atoms.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
There is a greater good to be attained and that is the emphasis that will now be placed on the education of our students.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of attained

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The Rams amassed over 400 total yards, gained 30-plus first downs, scored five touchdowns, converted 50 percent of their third downs, and committed zero turnovers against the Bills.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Amazon — The e-commerce giant gained more than 1% after Morgan Stanley named it a top pick and raised its price target.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

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Since its founding, Storyteller has made flexible vans with outdoor accoutrements front of mind, building out versatile multi-use spaces for strapping in large cargo during the ride before rearranging into a bedroom/workshop once there.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
After stepping into a bigger role with most of the Heat’s rotation regulars out and impressing in Saturday night’s preseason loss to the Timberwolves, Conwell again made some positive plays on Wednesday.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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