1
as in manipulating
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities
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as in handling
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 hacking
No Hollywood-style hacking screen.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Yoni Ramon, who previously led Tesla’s in-house hacking team, is launching his own startup focused on fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway.
—AJC.com, 8 June 2026
An ‘80s movie about teenage Matthew Broderick accidentally hacking into a military supercomputer during the Cold War?
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
All the readers are sneezing, sniffling, congested, feverish, or hacking up a lung.
—Blythe Roberson, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
But in the digital world, any information stored there could be accessed by others through hacking or malware.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Although Mythos itself remains mostly under wraps, similarly powerful products are coming, including open-source Chinese models, which are less than 12 months behind the frontier and will soon bring comparable capabilities to anyone, including hacking groups.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
The executives who preached job-hopping and the career coaches who built careers around hacking your way to more money were describing a market that genuinely rewarded those behaviors at a specific moment in time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Yoni Ramon, who previously led Tesla’s in-house hacking team, is launching his own startup focused on fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway.
—AJC.com, 8 June 2026
An ‘80s movie about teenage Matthew Broderick accidentally hacking into a military supercomputer during the Cold War?
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
All the readers are sneezing, sniffling, congested, feverish, or hacking up a lung.
—Blythe Roberson, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
But in the digital world, any information stored there could be accessed by others through hacking or malware.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Although Mythos itself remains mostly under wraps, similarly powerful products are coming, including open-source Chinese models, which are less than 12 months behind the frontier and will soon bring comparable capabilities to anyone, including hacking groups.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
The executives who preached job-hopping and the career coaches who built careers around hacking your way to more money were describing a market that genuinely rewarded those behaviors at a specific moment in time.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacking
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Like Muir, Lustmord’s Brian Williams creates harrowing, light-devouring music by digitally manipulating a vast library of sounds he’s collected via sampling and field recording.—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
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The ever-expanding, replicating, and manipulating series of rooms take scraps and memories of those who pass through it, expanding into something that defies personality or ease.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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And whatever happens, BBC Studios will remain in the saddle, handling distribution, licensing, consumer products, digital, and immersive experiences.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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On July 31, a dispatcher from Alligator Alcatraz called the Collier County Sheriff’s Office for guidance on handling an employee with a traffic offense warrant.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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The Spurs jumped out to a 29-point lead in Game 4 at Madison Square Garden before turning into a shell of themselves, somehow managing to give up the massive lead and hand the Knicks the largest comeback in NBA Finals history.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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France have been to the final of the last two World Cups and have deep experience of managing pressure in late rounds, and would be expected to see off the likes of Germany and The Netherlands on their way to the semifinal.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Spanish and French lavender varieties, in particular, are known for tolerating high temperatures the best.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
13 June 2026
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All of this demands constant adaptation inside a market that has stopped tolerating growth at any cost.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The event is Canada’s largest TV gathering, with today’s keynotes including CRTC’s Vicky Eatrides addressing plans to reform the country’s television tax break system and Netflix’s Jinny Howe delivering a keynote.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
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At the top of the pile are strengthening economic ties, investment partnerships and the critical mineral supply chain as well as other global pressing issues such as innovation, AI and addressing the Ebola outbreak.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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Videos showed fans standing atop taxis, hanging from structures and surging through intersections.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Their speeches focused on the people standing beside them, the women who came before them, and the next generation watching from the audience.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The Portugal Football Summit — organised by the Portuguese Football Federation and taking place 23–25 September in Oeiras — brings together the game’s leading voices on football business, leadership and the future of the sport.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The Aftermath is a special bonus episode taking place after the reunion and will air next week.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Interpretive exhibits, wind in the oak forests and eagles drifting below reveal the site’s enduring significance, while rangers and tribal partners share how these mounds remain living heritage, not relics.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The 1939 film, which starred Garland as Dorothy Gale, recently found new life through The Wizard of Oz at Sphere, an immersive Las Vegas experience that opened in August and uses the facility's cutting-edge technology to place audiences inside the enduring story.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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“Hacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacking. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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