as in approach
the means or procedure for doing something
this clearly isn't working, so let's take a different tack in trying to solve the problem
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Recent Examples of tack
Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
The Cubs tacked on a run in the seventh when a hustling Seiya Suzuki scored from second base on an infield single by Pete Crow-Armstrong — a play in which shortstop Anthony Volpe ranged to his left and spun but pulled Goldschmidt off of first base with his throw.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Michael McFaul, Time, 16 July 2025
Lux Capital takes a different tack, focusing intensively on science and industrial technology with deep operational involvement that sometimes borders on co-founding.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Noun
The new figures tack on costs of $69,016 per unit with a total per-unit cost now approaching $1.1 million.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
The Cubs tacked on a run in the seventh when a hustling Seiya Suzuki scored from second base on an infield single by Pete Crow-Armstrong — a play in which shortstop Anthony Volpe ranged to his left and spun but pulled Goldschmidt off of first base with his throw.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Verb
Throughout his first term, Trump remained loyal to Putin, despite many of his senior foreign policy advisers urging him to change tack.
—Michael McFaul, Time, 16 July 2025
Lux Capital takes a different tack, focusing intensively on science and industrial technology with deep operational involvement that sometimes borders on co-founding.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack
Noun
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Others take the opposite approach, giving their kids free rein with little oversight.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Universal Pictures is taking a new approach to combat mass theft of its movies to teach artificial intelligence systems.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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People who get migraines with aura—dots or zigzags in vision, or another sensory disturbance that typically occurs before the onset of a migraine—have long been told to avoid birth control that contains estrogen.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
16 July 2025
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Roughly 3,540 miles of cable now zigzag across 116,000 square miles of ocean to connect 150 observatories on the ocean floor.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
9 July 2025
Verb
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State lawmaker's per-diem reimbursements are tied to federal rates.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
9 Aug. 2025
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Those declines were tied to a drop in sales of Weyco's Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams, Florsheim and BOGS brands to retailers.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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States have turned to using the method as access to the drugs needed for lethal injections has been limited in recent years.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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Include how much your clients paid for the system right up front, then run them through the method.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Smith is not deviating from the plan set by his predecessor.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Aug. 2025
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Jack Carr — co-creator of the Amazon Prime Video series and author of the books it’s based on — revealed that The Terminal List 2 will deviate from the plot of his second novel True Believer, a stark difference from the first season.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To illustrate the absurdity of adhering too closely to genre conventions, Galloway describes a plot about an innocent girl who winds up in a strange town.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dip each piece of chicken in the egg, then in the bread crumbs, pressing gently so the crumbs adhere.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Stassi will look to fight her way onto the podium in New Orleans.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Nipsey Hussle is set to be recognized by the Los Angeles Metro in a major way.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Blending wit with emotional depth, Foreign Tongue turns a rare medical anomaly into a surreal, genre-defying reflection on identity, perception, and cultural belonging.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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And in it, the documentary crew that followed Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch for nine seasons turns its cameras on a struggling Ohio newspaper, the Toledo Truth Teller.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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