Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack (up)
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To nail the look, the goal is to make your lips resemble the smooth, semi-reflective finish of pink satin.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Allen has been the essential leader of their resurgence, nailing difficult decisions that even Hall of Fame owners might get wrong.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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To celebrate, the president wants to offer free admissions that day to the country’s national parks, a self-serving gesture, no doubt, but one that is no surprise for a man who spent much of his adult life plastering his name on the sides of buildings, airplanes and casino hotels.—
Leonard Greene,
Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2025
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In one scene, Gracie Abrams texts Taylor a picture of the singer plastered on the side of a hotel in Indianapolis.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2025
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Last week, Kodak posted a 10-minute video that between YouTube and TikTok has racked up around 1 million views, in which Coogler makes complex topics like aspect ratios, film formats and sound design accessible and fun.—
Quincy Bowie,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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In an Instagram video posted Monday by NBC, the Grammy winner hypes American women figure skaters competing at the games in Italy.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Brian Wilson was back, as the promotional campaign around 15 Big Ones excitedly proclaimed, and that meant the rockin’ good times were here to stay.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2026
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The fences around the tombstones and the tombstones themselves were all of a piece, yet each one also proclaimed its difference from the other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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No wonder the Bruins didn’t publicize the deal at the time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The conservative Christian advocacy organization Texas Values publicized the the complaint, which does not identify the complaining parent.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Annette Beard,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Tack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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