TACK (UP) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

tack (up)

verb

Definition of tack (up)

as in to nail

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Verb

Most anti-theft bags lean practical first and stylish second, but this Vantamo crescent bag nails both equally.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026
Below, find the best of the trending, minimalist ’90s nails to see you through summer into fall, and the pictures to show your nail artist.

— Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 23 July 2026

Definition of nail

Verb

No parking signs were plastered on fences across Miami Gardens as residents and authorities worked to keep streets clear.

— Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 June 2026
The stucco walls and windows plastered with images of Greek mountainsides and islands could lean cheesy, but somehow only add to the atmosphere.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

Definition of plaster

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Jordan Dwyer will be leaned on to replace Eric McAlister as the go-to option after posting 730 yards and seven touchdowns in his debut season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Protesters covered events in real time, filming Instagram reels, sharing videos and memes – often laced with dark humor and jibes at Modi – and posting updates from the protest site.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of post

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Carlson, who had just released a documentary called The End of Men, devoted hours of airtime to proclaiming Tate’s innocence; so did the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The authors aimed to save college sports by (restricting the transfer portal) and (hard-capping NIL) but also (kneecapping the Big Ten and SEC) and proclaiming (schools can’t change conferences).

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of proclaim

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Clark adds that conservative organizations involved in the lawsuit plan to immediately publicize the entirety of the tapes and transcripts.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 25 July 2026
On Wednesday, the STB said the Class Is must publicize certain information regarding the merger’s impact on employment in its next filing.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 July 2026

Definition of publicize

Verb

The law was constructed for a very different media marketplace in which broadcast TV distribution was the only game in town.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
The work is invisible because nobody is paying for it, and the people doing it have no reason to broadcast a decade of unpaid effort with no outcome attached yet.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of broadcast

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