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hacked it

phrase

past tense of hack it
as in flourished
to reach a desired level of accomplishment a skilled home cook who nonetheless couldn't hack it as a restaurant chef

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacked it
  1. cut it
  2. made it
  3. got ahead
  4. got there
Phrase
  • Anders Dreyer scored his ninth goal — with assists from Onni Valakari and Elias Achouri — in the 42nd minute to cut it to 3-1 at halftime.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami hit his 31st homer in the eighth to cut it to 4-2, but struck out in his first two times at the plate, running his streak of strikeouts to eight straight plate appearances.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut it
Phrase
  • None of the resolutions have made it to the president's desk, where Trump would almost certainly veto the measure.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Known as Project Habakkuk, the plan barely made it past the chin-scratching phase.
    — Mike McRae September 16, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of made it
Phrase
  • Henriquez replaced Sasaki and got ahead of Drake Baldwin, 1-and-2.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Seattle right-hander got ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd home run of the season.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of got ahead
Phrase
  • Every rail that reached mass adoption got there by adding protection, not by stripping it away.
    — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Devers got there even though nobody else in the Giants’ opening day lineup got there with him.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of got there
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“Hacked it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacked%20it. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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