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stacking up

NOUN

rise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceleration advance ascent boost climb growth hike increment inflation progress surge upsurge upswing upturn

STRONG

accession accretion addition advancement aggrandizement augmentation breakthrough distention doubling enlargement heightening intensification intensifying markup multiplication promotion raise step-up swell upgrade waxing

WEAK

piling up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease failure hindrance stagnation

STRONG

deduction lessening reduction shrinkage subtraction

WEAK

drop fall slump worsening

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But the endgame remains elusive—and the obstacles keep stacking up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

So even if a college football player’s earnings are on the lower end of NIL money, like Tuliaupupu’s likely are, that’s still thousands of dollars stacking up over nine years.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

In places like Dallas and Tampa, Fla., where new home inventory was stacking up, channel checks show the number of listings has stabilized, he wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

TV roles also began stacking up in shows such as the Stephen King mini series, The Outsider, and Genius, the anthology series about Aretha Franklin, in which she played the leading role.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The sky was clear, except for way out there, where the clouds were stacking up.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin

stacking up

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