stack up
verb
stacked up; stacking up; stacks up
1
: to add up
Cars were beginning to stack up behind the bus.
2
: to be in a particular state or situation
Here's how things stack up today.
3
: measure up, compare
—usually used with against
How does he stack up against the other job candidates?
Examples of stack up in a Sentence
those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here
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But experts warn the alliance’s plans don’t stack up.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The Broncos, even at 11 straight wins, sometimes referred to a lack of respect or expectation nationally, nearly all of which had long since dissipated as wins stacked up.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Photos, videos and documents saved inside your text threads can stack up fast.
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Significant interest earnings on a $25,000 CD account in 2026 could stack up within just a few months.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
The Broncos, even at 11 straight wins, sometimes referred to a lack of respect or expectation nationally, nearly all of which had long since dissipated as wins stacked up.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Photos, videos and documents saved inside your text threads can stack up fast.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Significant interest earnings on a $25,000 CD account in 2026 could stack up within just a few months.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stack up
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“Stack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stack%20up. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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