1,400 new words in our dictionary! — Parasocial, glow-up, promposal & more
1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More

tack (up)

verb

Definition of tack (up)next
as in to nail

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack (up)
  1. nail
  2. plaster
  3. post
  4. proclaim
  5. publicize
  6. broadcast
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
  • Front Porch Irish Pub will set up shop in downtown Pineville with plans to welcome customers by late October, the business posted on social media.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Home to the lion’s share of the world’s luxury design firms, Italy’s wood and furniture supply chain said exports to main trading partners posted negative results in the month of June.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 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
Verb
  • In 2022, the court convicted two leaders of a Kosovo war veterans’ association for intimidating witnesses by publicizing leaked confidential documents.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Hunting Gary Glitter follows the investigative reporters and police investigators who were instrumental in publicizing Glitter’s crimes — including how the rocker used his popularity and fanbase to pursue and abuse multiple girls.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

tacks (up)
tack (up)
tacky
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Tack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 25
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of the words cracker fly and sale arranged in a triangle with the word fire in the middle
Triple Play Quiz Find the word that pairs with each of the three g...
See All