tacked

Definition of tackednext
past tense of tack

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacked
Verb
  • Knocks zigzagged through the rooms of Skyrim at roughly the speed of a person casually walking.
    Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Motors and other big companies.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The host nation was tied with winter sport-powerhouse Norway heading into yesterday, but a four-medal day gave Italian athletes the edge.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The executive chef at Stagioni-Four Seasons of Food in Charlotte grew up in Columbus, Ohio, spending summers with her grandparents near the Ohio River, helping to tend their garden from the planting stages through harvest time, setting the stage for a career tied to fresh, farm-to-table cuisine.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Dickinson was known to share strong opinions that veered negative and even mean-spirited on the judging panel.
    Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The driver of a northbound vehicle veered into the southbound lanes, hitting one car head-on and causing a chain-reaction crash, authorities said.
    Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Before its sale, the bottle was reconditioned at the distillery; that bespoke label was re-adhered and the cork and capsule of the bottle replaced.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The Higher Learning Commission recommended closure by late December 2025, and Martin adhered.
    Essence, Essence, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Yet Kurnos said that Scripps has deviated from its peers with other moves, such as growing Scripps Sports with local media rights.
    Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Over the past few years, San Jose has deviated from the Housing First model by investing more money into interim housing options as an alternative to living on the streets.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Within seconds, Perez smacked a cellphone out of the man's hand, swung at his head and tackled him to the ground.
    Sheridan Hendrix, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Over the past decade, screening guidelines have swung from recommending routine screening to advising against it to landing somewhere in between, and major organizations still don’t all say it the same way.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And if the elements are glued on, the dryer is likely to cause the glue to melt.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Pranks have turned into memes and other visual online jokes that barely involve active communication.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This blend of folklore and physics effectively turned a cultural holiday into a showcase for national industrial prowess.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Tacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacked. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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