thumbtacked; thumbtacking; thumbtacks
: to fasten with a thumbtack
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Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
Dollander experienced a rookie season that ranked somewhere between eating thumbtacks and rubbing a cheese grater on shins.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
PCMAG, 25 June 2024
Listen to this article Americans are footing the bill for atrocities
Boston: With a glossy Tiger Beat centerfold of Bibi Netanyahu thumbtacked above a cluster of L.L. Bean glamping bags, this unnamed D.C. townhouse is the bipartisan slumber-party pad of many an elite D.C. warmonger.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Wood is porous; plaster often crumbles; drywall is soft enough to be punctured with a thumbtack but is a no-go for nails.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
Dollander experienced a rookie season that ranked somewhere between eating thumbtacks and rubbing a cheese grater on shins.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
Those early emails were about as private as thumbtacking a note to your addressee on the lab bulletin board.
—PCMAG, 25 June 2024
Listen to this article Americans are footing the bill for atrocities
Boston: With a glossy Tiger Beat centerfold of Bibi Netanyahu thumbtacked above a cluster of L.L. Bean glamping bags, this unnamed D.C. townhouse is the bipartisan slumber-party pad of many an elite D.C. warmonger.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Thumbtack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbtack. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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