as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Muscles aching from the weight of each 55-pound projectile, the repetition, the heat, Fernandez lost track of himself, too busy to think, too scared to stop, not unlike his time in the ring up against any another flyweight.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Rahal says that in its first six weeks on the market, David sold more than 1 million bars and rang up at least $3.3 million in sales.
—Simone Melvin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
With all the extras—a 14-core M4 Pro, the 20-core GPU, 64GB of memory, 8TB of storage, and 10Gbps internet—the Mac mini rings up at $4,699.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
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Consumers also increased their spend on the site, with the average purchase ringing up at 61.1 euros, up from 58.8 euros over the summer season a year ago.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Muscles aching from the weight of each 55-pound projectile, the repetition, the heat, Fernandez lost track of himself, too busy to think, too scared to stop, not unlike his time in the ring up against any another flyweight.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Rahal says that in its first six weeks on the market, David sold more than 1 million bars and rang up at least $3.3 million in sales.
—Simone Melvin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
With all the extras—a 14-core M4 Pro, the 20-core GPU, 64GB of memory, 8TB of storage, and 10Gbps internet—the Mac mini rings up at $4,699.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Ring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ring%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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