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as in bag
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
asked the bagger to put all the loaves of bread in the same sack
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as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
I think I'm ready to hit the sack
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as in to dismiss
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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Recent Examples of sack
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Starting in all 16 games for the first time since 2012, Smith had five sacks, 48 tackles and a fumble returned for a touchdown.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
On June 2, it was reported that Pelley had been sacked from his post.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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Noun
The former All-Pro defensive end set 49ers team records for most sacks by a rookie (14 in 2011) and most sacks in a single season (19 1/2 in 2012), but off-field troubles, including multiple DUI arrests, derailed his career.
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Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Starting in all 16 games for the first time since 2012, Smith had five sacks, 48 tackles and a fumble returned for a touchdown.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Verb
The last time Angelenos sacked an incumbent city attorney in the primaries, almost 30% of them were unemployed.
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Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
On June 2, it was reported that Pelley had been sacked from his post.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sack
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Calmus dropped in as a surprise in the middle of Engen's interview to deliver the gift bag to Engen, who happens to be one of Calmus' followers.
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This story’s author, StyleCaster contributing writer Jessie Quinn, loves a good deal and scours the internet to find the best fashion dupes, such as Bogg bag lookalikes and a Baggu crescent bag that is so similar to the original.
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The father, Marquise Anderson, said Joanna wet the bed on two occasions on a night in February at the house in the 1900 block of Daniel Street.
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The case challenges the agency’s practice of holding noncitizens for sometimes days in facilities without a bed or other adequate accommodations.
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The judge also dismissed a criminal charge related to possession of a large capacity ammunition magazine, according to Reuters and ABC News.
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On Wednesday, federal prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss all charges in the case, citing new video evidence.
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Messi played a gorgeous pass that led to a Lautaro Martinez chance and, on the hour mark, plundered his second of the night after a goalkeeping error.
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After sailing past Scylla and Charybdis (and losing six men), Odysseus lands in Thrinacia, where his companions plunder the Cattle of the Sun.
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The small nylon and leather pouches attached to belt loops also stood out as an interesting styling detail.
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Who’d have guessed that such a practical pouch could be so pretty?
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This handheld vacuum has a lightweight design and strong suction to clean debris in hard-to-reach areas behind the couch, in the car, and other hard-to-reach areas.
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Or at least squeezed in a solid couch nap with baseball/golf/soccer/primo history programming murmuring in the background.
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Propellers can be particularly burdensome because rotors often need to be removed, cleaned and reinstalled, requiring some real elbow grease.
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The pool is being cleaned twice annually, with 10 to 15 large truckloads of debris removed at each cleaning, the National Park Service reports.
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The sandstone artifact, which depicts the Hindu epic character Duryodhana, had in fact been looted from Koh Ker in or around 1972, after the all-important UNESCO convention.
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Rioters again attacked police with rocks, bottles and other objects, and looted and burned local buildings.
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“Sack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sack. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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