chalks up

verb

Definition of chalks upnext
present tense third-person singular of chalk up
1
as in attributes
to explain (something) as being the result of something else let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness

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2
as in wins
to obtain (as a goal) through effort chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chalks up
  1. attributes
  2. wins
  3. achieves
  4. makes
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  • The company attributes the loss primarily to high operating expenses.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The company attributes this decline to operating losses and capital expenditures.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of attributes
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  • Design what wins in context, and consider what stands out on the shelf.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Smith co-wrote six of the 18 songs — his road schedule kept him from writing more, but, as the Nashville dictum goes, the best song always wins.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of wins
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  • The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The watch achieves balance through extreme, but careful, asymmetry.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • The weapon itself is secondary and is only really a tool that makes the sniper’s job easier.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • What makes a good sniper rifle?
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of makes
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