racked up

past tense of rack up
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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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  • The Scottish band has scored multiple Grammy nominations and is known for track Pick Up The Pieces and albums AWB and Cut The Cake.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, who won their previous two.
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • In their first season joining a conference, Army (11-1) won the American Athletic Conference this season and took down Tulane in the conference championship game last Saturday, 35-14.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Since the inception of the FedEx Cup in 2007, nine players have won the FedEx Cup and Player of the Year in the same season.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Those policies could modestly improve the outlook for domestic steelmakers by hiking prices, boosting revenue and increasing employment, though the benefits would not lift the sector to the heights attained in its heyday, experts told ABC News.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Income is income, while true wealth of the multiple millions and billions variety is attained through equity, not income.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • This year’s Women to Watch list includes several more political leaders who have just recently gained or are poised to potentially attain power in months ahead.
    Erin Spencer Sairam, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The turbos were banished and the cylinder count grew by 50 percent, as Ferrari’s range-topper gained a V-12 for the first time.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • These differences in implementation suggest that while progress is being made, full parity in gaming representation has not yet been achieved.
    Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The integration of tenant experience technology is one way to help a company understand what changes need to be made to their space and what aspects of the office can be transformed.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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