as in approach
the means or procedure for doing something
this clearly isn't working, so let's take a different tack in trying to solve the problem
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Recent Examples of tack
Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
His mind was as sharp as a tack, again regaling us with amazing hockey stories.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 June 2026
And then continuing to tack on throughout.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
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Noun
There are two tacks for the contemporary performer facing the decline of classic genres of film and comedy.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
His mind was as sharp as a tack, again regaling us with amazing hockey stories.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Verb
The Guardians loaded the bases in the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, but Patrick Bailey and Brayan Rocchio struck out, leaving Bazzana to tack on insurance runs.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 June 2026
And then continuing to tack on throughout.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack
Noun
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This isn't always the best approach, Aussem said.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Eleventy’s Made in Italy offering across menswear and womenswear, the latter a burgeoning category, has thrived not just for its muted, easy-to-approach aesthetic, but also for smart pricing, catering to customers otherwise priced out by luxury megabrands.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Stocks zigzagged up and down several times following the release.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Kenon, who had multiple active warrants for his arrest, sped away and was seen zigzagging through lanes of traffic in Orlando.—
James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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One group counts $25 million in support from OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman and his wife, Anna, alongside $100 million tied to one of Silicon Valley’s biggest venture capital firms, which holds a large stake in OpenAI.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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That might be a tall order on the field after Lionel Messi’s record-tying hat trick against Algeria led Argentina to victory on Tuesday.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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This is a natural mosquito control method.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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That is hard to achieve in collaborations like film, television, and the Marvel method.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Verb
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The final point is that markets often deviate from rewarding the long-term drivers of stock performance, like valuation and quality, which makes sticking with a winning formula very difficult.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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The one state that deviated from this was Kentucky, which chose red velvet as its favorite cake.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Verb
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The report found that excessive moisture had caused the adhesive to fail, leaving the roofing membrane no longer properly adhered, according to the lawsuit.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Assemble the pieces with wood glue and adhere a scalloped paper border.—
Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2026
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Only Burnham, his allies said, could stem the party’s electoral decline in a way that the hugely unpopular Starmer cannot.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The most common way to enrich uranium is by spinning uranium gas in a centrifuge, where lighter U-235 separates from the heavier U-238.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Verb
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By building circuits whose states naturally fluctuate with this environmental heat, thermodynamic computing turns an otherwise stochastic and chaotic feature of nature into an incredibly fast, ultra-low-energy calculator.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Lestat is basically in Hell; having turned Nicky, he is now forever severed from him mentally, while Nicky’s mental state continues to deteriorate.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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