tack (up)

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Verb
  • His ascent was fueled by an outstanding performance during the 2025 season, sharing Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year honors, standing out at the NFL Combine and nailing in-person interviews.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Along with nailing the transfer portal, of course.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The Battlehawks posted 244 first-half yards to Orlando’s 29.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • So far, 16 partial reports have been posted to the department’s website.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Second-year guard Saniya Rivers, who proclaimed herself head coach Rachid Meziane‘s favorite, even convinced the French head coach to perform the viral scuba dance with her.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
  • In a ceremony at Victory Ford in Kansas City, Kansas, less than two miles from the speedway, Thursday was proclaimed Dystany Spurlock Day in Kansas City by KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas and the Kansas House of Representatives.
    PJ Green April 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The federation, based inside Beth El, is entirely volunteer-run and rarely publicizes events or occasions — a sharp contrast to the vibe in the Jewish metropolises of South Florida.
    Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The group Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs had publicized plans to seize the dogs Sunday but launched its operation a day earlier.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The news was announced by Jones' Today co-hosts on the May 23, 2025, broadcast.
    Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Tack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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