TACKED (UP) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

tacked (up)

verb

past tense of tack (up)

as in nailed

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Gross is nailed to start when fit, on penalties and is also on dead balls.

— Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
All Vicki wants to do is get through this dinner and then read her Bible — she’s being nailed to the cross like Jesus was by those Judases, Emily and Jenn.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of nailed

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Its former cadres scattered to new parties formed after the 1982 constitution was promulgated.

— Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of promulgated

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That signal broadcasts through the air to the nearest cell tower, where it gets channeled through a complex network of cables.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Cellphone camera footage broadcast by CBS Los Angeles shows the snake on a beach at night and someone trying to use what appears to be the base of a palm frond to pick it up and toss it back into the water.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of broadcast

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The findings were published in the Journal of Applied Physics on September 8.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
The same poll found belief that data centers raise electricity bills jumped from 43% in January to nearly 60% by July—six months before Apollo or Morgan Stanley published a word of this research.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of published

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The new equipment was announced at an industry conference in Wuxi, China, on September 2 and covers several key stages of semiconductor production.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
After starting, the student said, Carleen leaders announced the program would actually take nine months to complete.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of announced

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Billboards and banners proclaimed a state or city’s love for Canada.

— Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
The right of women to the ballot was formally made a part of the constitution of the United States today when Secretary of State Colby proclaimed ratification of the nineteenth amendment.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026

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