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
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Both runners advanced on Miguel Rojas’ sacrifice bunt, but the Dodgers were unable to tack on, as Eldridge, the San Francisco first baseman, made a diving catch to his left of pinch-hitter Tommy Edman’s low line drive and threw across the diamond to complete an inning-ending double play.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
So after the first two camps, Tuchel had to change tack, trying to protect his players by giving them less information.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Hurricanes tack on a field goal Miami’s long, methodical drive stalls out two plays in to the second quarter.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Both runners advanced on Miguel Rojas’ sacrifice bunt, but the Dodgers were unable to tack on, as Eldridge, the San Francisco first baseman, made a diving catch to his left of pinch-hitter Tommy Edman’s low line drive and threw across the diamond to complete an inning-ending double play.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
The vultures' dwellings also held ropes, horse tack and thousands of bone fragments and eggshells.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
So after the first two camps, Tuchel had to change tack, trying to protect his players by giving them less information.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack
Noun
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The approach allowed the ship to host the missile battery without any structural modification.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the sequence was indicative of the Broncos’ general offensive approach under Payton after the first quarter in London.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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From Slaten to Steven Matz to Zack Kelly, Cora zigzagged through the Yankees lineup.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Buses in Aguas Calientes typically allow train travelers to skip what is otherwise a zigzagging 5-mile uphill hike with an elevation gain of 2,345 feet.—
Mark Johanson,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kreider’s second goal of the game, with 51 seconds left, tied the game, and his two goals were his first since signing with Anaheim after playing 13 seasons with the New York Rangers.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Bryton and Jahaira tied the knot in March, and their date of separation is listed as June, three months after the ceremony.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Their uses include promising methods for cleaning up toxic pollution.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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The star also argued that criticism of method acting in recent years has at times been portrayed like a cult, saying such comments often come from people who don’t really understand it.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Using the black nubuck base seen on 1990s looks including the black/red Playoffs and the Aqua colorway, the early 2000s Chrome look deviated from the colorful accents seen on those styles.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Occurring more than halfway through the performance, the scene is used to introduce the tragic backstory of the Phantom character at a freak show — a new narrative deviating from the original source material.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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But the kitchen, overseen by Curtola along with the chef de cuisine Ben Zook, seems more interested in conjuring an authenticity of atmosphere than in adhering strictly to traditional recipes or preparations.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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But the vote by the CDC’s advisory committee carries additional implications for vaccine access since some states adhere closely to its recommendations.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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The disappointment of losing to Watertown yet again, this time a 2-1 decision in early September that could’ve gone the other way.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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In one of the more truly unimaginable comebacks in recent franchise history, the Broncos clawed all the way back from a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to down the Giants 30-26 at Empower Field on Sunday.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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As the credits appeared on TV, Breakker hit Rollins with a spear, turning his back on his former stablemate of The Vision.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The actor, who turned 98 on March 31, spoke to PEOPLE earlier this year.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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