TACK (UP) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

tack (up)

verb

Definition of tack (up)

as in to nail

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Verb

Smith delivered, nailing all five of his attempts from 3-point range to score a team-high 23 points.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Ease in the remaining milk bit by bit to nail your velvet consistency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of nail

Verb

Coming from such a chronically online space where people know me as that girl who would plaster your timeline with my music over and over and over again.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Building affordable housing at scale means politicians need to break up with wealthy special interests like the construction accident lawyers who plaster the city and MTA buses with billboards and ads.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaster

Verb

Hyde-Smith conceded the race in a video posted to social media shortly after the AP's race call on Wednesday.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026
Lynn went 21-24 over four seasons, led the Eagles past the area round for the first time since 1971 in 2024, then posted back-to-back three-win seasons in 2025 and 2026.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of post

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In 1968 Veterans Day fell victim to the fad of celebrating national holidays on Mondays or Fridays to create the sacred three-day weekend, when Congress proclaimed that it should be celebrated on the fourth Monday of October.

— The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
The report found no record of the in-house physician being notified of the patient’s condition, and no record of any doctor—virtual or not—proclaiming the patient dead.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of proclaim

Verb

The cases, which for the moment are being seen as only a potential safety signal, were publicized on Thursday by an advocacy group and on a Facebook page after Novartis earlier this week disclosed the information to neurologists.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026
The Idaho Republican Party, in particular, heavily publicized its opposition.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of publicize

Verb

Some of the network’s biggest personalities will be in town to broadcast college football’s flagship pregame show ahead of Boise State’s Pac-12 matchup with Oregon State, including Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Nov. 2026
Olsen’s current contract expires at Fox at the end of this season, and he’s been rumored for the top NFL analyst job at several other networks that regularly broadcast NFL games.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026

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