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tacked (up)

verb

past tense of tack (up)
as in nailed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacked (up)
  1. nailed
  2. posted
  3. promulgated
  4. broadcast
  5. published
  6. announced
  7. proclaimed
Verb
  • Bell technically nailed the run, but Tarantino pulled her aside.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Gross is nailed to start when fit, on penalties and is also on dead balls.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of nailed
Verb
  • The victim can be seen running full speed away from a man chasing him down with a knife before escaping into a building in a harrowing video taken from a surveillance camera, posted on X by Crown Heights Shmira.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Photos posted by Cal Fire of the incident showed a silver SUV that had crashed through a window and wood facade next to the front door of the business.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of posted
Verb
  • 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
  • Its former cadres scattered to new parties formed after the 1982 constitution was promulgated.
    — Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of promulgated
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
Verb
  • Videos of Soliman protesting against the treatment by the authorities and being held at gunpoint by a police officer in the hotel have been published in international media.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The notice was published in November 2025 and received another 321 public comments before the comment period ended in December.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • One month before the Pentagon announced its first equity stake in a company, its top lawyer asked the White House to explain why the deal wouldn’t break the law.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The victory came after Northwestern announced a three-year contract extension through 2031 for fourth-year coach Braun on Thursday.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • Moral judgment is not a matter of timeless fiats, even were they proclaimed by the Lord of Hosts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The new era of worker power that labor advocates proclaimed as the pandemic ebbed was something of a chimera.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of proclaimed
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“Tacked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacked%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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