rack up
Britishverb
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to accumulate (points)
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Also: rack down. to adjust the vertical alignment of (the picture from a film projector or telecine machine) so that the upper or lower edges of the frame do not show
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"We want to rack up some points," England wing Dom Young said.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
To keep platinum through March 2028, I need to rack up 25,000 loyalty points from the start of the challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Leading the Future “may think it’s better to rack up friends than rack up enemies,” Kovacevich told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
They crunch into every flavor of Wingstop and rack up millions of views; they clean Korean fried chicken drums in one fell bite, without leaving a trace of meat on the bone.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Conscience been hurting you? Thought you’d better rack up a couple good deeds?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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