1
as in manipulated
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities
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2
as in handled
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer
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Recent Examples of hacked
One public address system was hacked on Tuesday evening at the Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) in Pennsylvania, for about 10 minutes.
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Ashley J. Dimella , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In July 2021, a representative of Bolton told the FBI that a cyber hacker believed to be associated with Iran hacked Bolton’s personal email account, according to the indictment.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Even worse, self-driving vehicles present safety concerns and other vulnerabilities, such as being hacked or spoofed by malicious agents at home or abroad.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Liu plays first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale, who discovers his brain has been hacked.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
In July, the Tea app was hacked, and 72,000 images were exposed.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
If Fortune 500 companies are routinely hacked and their sensitive data is put up for sale, what’s the basis for thinking smaller organizations, such as the one storing Discord users’ IDs, won’t suffer the same fate?
—ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2025
In the run-up to the polls, media outlets were hacked, several people were arrested for allegedly fomenting violent unrest, and Moldova’s embassy in Brussels was evacuated over a bomb threat.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Previous cases against newspapers have heard that William and Kate had their mobile phones hacked by journalists and William had in private settled a claim against Rupert Murdoch's newspaper arm, News Group Newspapers.
—Michael Holden, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Ashley J. Dimella , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In July 2021, a representative of Bolton told the FBI that a cyber hacker believed to be associated with Iran hacked Bolton’s personal email account, according to the indictment.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Even worse, self-driving vehicles present safety concerns and other vulnerabilities, such as being hacked or spoofed by malicious agents at home or abroad.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Liu plays first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale, who discovers his brain has been hacked.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
In July, the Tea app was hacked, and 72,000 images were exposed.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
If Fortune 500 companies are routinely hacked and their sensitive data is put up for sale, what’s the basis for thinking smaller organizations, such as the one storing Discord users’ IDs, won’t suffer the same fate?
—ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2025
In the run-up to the polls, media outlets were hacked, several people were arrested for allegedly fomenting violent unrest, and Moldova’s embassy in Brussels was evacuated over a bomb threat.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Previous cases against newspapers have heard that William and Kate had their mobile phones hacked by journalists and William had in private settled a claim against Rupert Murdoch's newspaper arm, News Group Newspapers.
—Michael Holden, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacked
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There’s been no improvement in their real economy despite a stock market that seems manipulated higher, a la 2016.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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Its quantum state can be precisely prepared, manipulated and measured by experimenters.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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Plus, filing complaints with the Department of Homeland Security was likely to go nowhere because the office that once handled them had been dismantled.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Democrats say health care protections must be preserved, while Republicans say funding and policy should be handled separately.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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His brother Gal, managed to escape.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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As of Sunday afternoon, the fire crew managed to contain 25% of the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Because once peaceful protest is accepted as terrorism, every crowd becomes a potential battlefield and every citizen a suspect.—
Alexis Coe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The designer only accepted about 20 orders at that time and allowed for minor alterations to each piece.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Both works addressed precarious conditions and, in the case of The Silver Lake, the hope of saving the future.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Swift hasn’t addressed the Charli rumors.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Quinn Halstead, the 12-year-old daughter of Blue Jackets assistant equipment manager Dustin Halstead, was diagnosed in August with a brain tumor and has since endured several surgeries and multiple stays in a Columbus hospital.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Although the pair have been married for a decade, their relationship has endured rough patches.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The third victim was treated on scene by members of the Torrance Fire Department, according to Ahmad.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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During the height of the civil rights era, the government often treated Black activism and urban unrest as a threat that needed to be contained.—
Josiah Bates,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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This is just not going to be tolerated.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Importantly, the treatment was well-tolerated across the study population, with no new safety concerns identified.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Hacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacked. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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