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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Similar to braiding weak fibers together to make a strong rope, Microsoft’s approach seeks to create topological quantum bits, or qubits, by manipulating multiple Majorana quasiparticles on one device.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
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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Instead, the National Park Service, which was handling the funds for the Interior Department, signed a memorandum of agreement with America250 in December to transfer $50 million to the group by February 1.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
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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The people most committed to managing their time well are often the most frustrated by the results.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
14 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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Typically considered a cool-season annual, some new cultivars, such as ‘Laguna’ series are better at tolerating the heat.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
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New opportunities in recycling and other circular solutions are expanding the toolkit for addressing critical minerals supply challenges.—
Jared Cohen,
Time,
15 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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Chérizier claimed that six people standing beside him in the video, including a 12-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man, were former hostages who had been liberated by the coalition.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
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Some Gen Z have been desperately trying to break into the job market, sending out thousands of applications, standing on Wall Street with a sign begging for a job, and waitressing at industry conferences to stealthily hand out their resumes.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Dec. 2025
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Apparently, the only thing stopping him from scoring a fourth is Argentina's taking him off the pitch.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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On Monday, 60 Tao people from Taiwan’s Orchid Island set off on a 111-mile voyage, taking turns to paddle against strong currents to reach the Ivatan people on Batan Island, located in the far north of the Philippines, replicating a journey first thought to have been made more than 4,000 years ago.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Free National Park Service tours offer an intimate look at his life, legacy and enduring fight for freedom, equality and justice in America.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Many Cubans are enduring frequent, long blackouts and are unable to get to work or travel almost anywhere.—
Dulce Suarez,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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“Hacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacking. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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