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
Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
While House Republicans approved their package with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and up to $2 trillion in spending cuts, the Senate Republicans are taking a different tack.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
An amendment tacked on at the 11th hour to a bill regulating what types of images a county appraisal district can post online appears poised to undo last year’s changes to how the Tarrant Appraisal District values property.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
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Noun
Stand out by taking a different tack and going straight to the source.
—Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
While House Republicans approved their package with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and up to $2 trillion in spending cuts, the Senate Republicans are taking a different tack.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
Thaiss tacked on an insurance run with an RBI single in the seventh for his first Rays multi-hit game, but Lopez’s two-run homer off Edwin Uceta in the eighth trimmed it to one.
—Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
An amendment tacked on at the 11th hour to a bill regulating what types of images a county appraisal district can post online appears poised to undo last year’s changes to how the Tarrant Appraisal District values property.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack
Noun
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Innovative educators are already modifying their approaches.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Helmed by Chair Jerome Powell, the Fed has stuck to its wait-and-see approach despite President Donald Trump's calls for cuts.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
Verb
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McDavid zigzagged by Barkov, sent Ekblad into a stumbling flop then slipped a pass by Anton Lundell to Draisaitl in the low right circle.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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At 1,800 feet above sea level, and looking beyond the maze of trails zigzagging through the park, the 360-degree CinemaScope views of the city are stunning — well worth the effort of the sweaty climb.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The former couple tied the knot in 1996, when Jackman was 27 and Furness was 40.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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The pair will tie the knot in Venice, Italy, later this week.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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In this case, using a dry cloth without a solution is a better cleaning method.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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Areas to watch, says Arthur Adam, a neurosurgeon and stroke expert at University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, include how human brain tissue is affected by the new thrombectomy method, and how the cells and debris behave once they’re liberated from the fibrin by the milli-spinner.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The fatal flight’s initial trajectory in the air is also somewhat typical and does not deviate significantly from the previous seven Air India Flight 171 departures from Ahmedabad, according to historical flight data.—
Mika Gröndahl,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The image had shown a dessert dramatically deviating from the typical McDonald's serving, yet presented without explanation—leaving much to speculation.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Yet period style still adheres, the timbres pungent rather than plush.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Resting the shrimp before frying gives the breading the chance to adhere.—
Kia Damon,
Southern Living,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The trauma eventually seeped its way into Williamson’s writing.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Gender dysphoria and confusion arise at different points of life, manifest in what even activists consider a fluid spectrum of ways, and have been abandoned by detransitioners.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 June 2025
Verb
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By 1913 Henry Ford’s moving-belt assembly line cut build time to 93 minutes, and cheap Texas oil kept the tank full, turning personal mobility from luxury to the default setting.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
22 June 2025
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And proves once again that Southerners can turn almost anything into a dip.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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