TACK (UP) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

tack (up)

verb

Definition of tack (up)

as in to nail

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Verb

Bottom line Meta nailed it Wednesday, and Wall Street is taking notice.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
A week with the 2027 Dodge Charger Scat Pack revealed that the team involved nailed some parts of this reboot but fumbled plenty of others.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of nail

Verb

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
The prediction market was hardly the only company to plaster its logo on every available surface.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaster

Verb

On a more positive note, Carson Benge hit his 20th home run, becoming the first Mets rookie to post a 20-20 season.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Sep. 2026
He was held on $22,000 bail at a nearby jail after his arrest but has since been released after posting it, according to the police and jail officials.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of post

Verb

The Greek columns on its facade, south of downtown on the corner of Holman and Austin Streets, proclaimed the stability— the unimpeachable correctness—of one of the city’s most enduring institutions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Along with the statewide proclamation, the governor proclaimed emergencies in multiple counties that were hit hard by recent storms, including Santa Barbara County.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of proclaim

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Green opens up about the dark side of the attention economy, publicizing his OCD, his experience with aphantasia and the growing fight against book bans.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The docuseries teased first-person interviews from investigative reporters, police investigators, tabloid photographers, and Good Samaritans who were instrumental in publicizing Gadd’s preferences and crimes.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of publicize

Verb

The chairman of NBCUniversal’s Television Studios, NBC Entertainment & Peacock Scripted, Igbokwe spent more than 35 years helping shape the medium of television across prestige cable, broadcast, studios and now streaming.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
For context, consider that only four announcers in MLB history (led by Vin Scully’s 67 years with the Dodgers dating back to their Brooklyn days) have broadcast for the same team for at least 50 seasons.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of broadcast

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