hacked (around)

past tense of hack (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacked (around)
Verb
  • Surplus power kicked back into the Pacific Gas & Electric electric grid would be credited to the school district.
    Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Fernandes Anderson doled out a $13,000 bonus to one of her Council staffers, a relative but not an immediate family member, on the condition that $7,000 be kicked back to her.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ray tracing on the RTX 5090 makes lighting look next-level real, the 2TB Gen4 SSD is big enough for your entire library, and the 360mm ARGB cooler keeps temps chilled.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Spoon about 3 tablespoons chilled Filling over lower half of Dough round.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Other ideas kicked around over the years have been subsidized housing or even returning it to its history of entertainment, as a high-end theater and performing arts academy.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The idea of an independent misconduct authority has been kicked around by the industry since the Noel Clarke scandal four years ago, but its existence has become more pressing amid a string of power abuse crises involving the likes of MasterChef presenter Wallace and ITV chef Gino D’Acampo.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Douglas crew looked rested and relaxed while on vacation over the Thanksgiving break back in 2022.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Mel is stiff and stilted on camera, even in the moments he was relaxed and claimed to be having fun.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Hacked (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacked%20%28around%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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