TACKED (UP) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

tacked (up)

verb

past tense of tack (up)

as in nailed

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Verb

Pfeiffer got a pass on the right edge of the box, cut inside and nailed a shot with her left foot.

— Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Carey nailed her first two tumbling passes, drawing roars from her home crowd.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of nailed

Verb

Costco has a swath of jobs posted for hiring at the store, including cashier, pharmacy, bakery, meat department, loss prevention and gas station positions.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
In a video posted by the league on social media, White raves about Surtain’s do-it-all ability at cornerback.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of posted

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Under the North Korean constitution promulgated in 1998, that title remains his indefinitely.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 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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Yesterday, OpenAI president Greg Brockman published an essay called The Defender’s Window, using the Hugging Face incident as his opening example.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Right Now, published by Random House, and is a contributor to The Washington Post, Food & Wine, Saveur and Delish.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of published

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The executions, announced Sunday, triggered condemnations by rights groups in the North African country that is divided between rival administrations, each backed by a set of militias and foreign governments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Police have not announced any arrests as their investigation began late Sunday night.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of announced

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In 2024, when the National Electoral Council proclaimed Nicolás Maduro the winner of the presidential election without publishing the results, opposition tallies indicated the opposition candidate, Edmundo González, had won.

— Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Mother Teresa was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis during a canonization ceremony at the Vatican.

— USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of proclaimed

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