TACKED (UP) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

tacked (up)

verb

past tense of tack (up)

as in nailed

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Fresh off a 45-point effort at Miami Wednesday, Edwards nailed a 3 for his first points but then missed his next 10 field goals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
According to tradition, Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on this day.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of nailed

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Google just posted two quarters of negative free cash flow for the first time on record as AI spending accelerates while revenue isn’t growing as fast as expected.

— Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Officials posted abroad wishing to defect must dexterously evade state security officials stationed alongside them and come to peace with the fact that loved ones back home will surely be punished.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

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On October 16, Congress promulgated a constitutional amendment ending Brazil’s traditional six-day workweek, gradually reducing the maximum workweek without cutting pay.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
As promulgated last month, ballots must use envelopes with an election-mail logo that can to be scanned using high-speed processing equipment and contain a barcode unique to each voter.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of promulgated

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The show will be broadcast on BBC Two in late November as part of a night of programming dedicated to the band, with the show also available on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds after the broadcast.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026
Some political influencers broadcast their views independently or talk to campaigns without compensation.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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Their findings, published in Langmuir, could help address the challenges the industry faces with conventional liquid and gel propellants, including fuel movement inside tanks and pumping fuel into engines.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Perhaps most intriguingly, the researchers also saw signs that the rock had been exposed to water during its evolution, a find detailed in work published this summer in Science Advances.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of published

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Abrams announced this week a deluxe version of Daughter from Hell.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Active Sideguard Assist 3 is the newer system announced for Daimler's European-market vehicles, while North American Cascadias receive their own Detroit Assurance configuration.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of announced

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Newsom recently proclaimed a state of emergency in September due to the El Niño, which some forecasters predict could be the strongest on record.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
After the election, armchair pundits and paid professionals proclaimed that Ronald Reagan had been right all along.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of proclaimed

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