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
  • But Olde Saint’s Keep nailed the finish, right from the start.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Only this past week, Charles took a swig and decided the master brewers, Tim and Shaun Wilson at East Rock, had nailed it.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of nailed
Verb
  • That evening, midnight-shift officers spotted the animal trotting on a residential street in the area and slowly pursued it in a patrol vehicle, some of which was shown in a short video clip the police department posted on social media Friday.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
  • No Limit has not published a bout-by-bout running sheet, so the times below are estimates spaced across that window rather than posted ring walks.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of posted
Verb
  • 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
  • The competing narratives — that rich people are hoarding homes or conversely that the tax measure is government overreach — are being promulgated by campaigns with war chests that have grown substantially in recent days.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Definition of promulgated
Verb
  • The law was constructed for a very different media marketplace in which broadcast TV distribution was the only game in town.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • The work is invisible because nobody is paying for it, and the people doing it have no reason to broadcast a decade of unpaid effort with no outcome attached yet.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of broadcast
Verb
  • The team’s social media department was preparing the stream in advance and accidentally published the link.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The barrier islands were the only North Carolina locale to make the coveted list published Tuesday, July 7.
    — Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • In a statement released Friday, the NFL stated that an investigation concluded that Gold provided confidential information about the Cardinals’ 2026 NFL draft selections before they were publicly announced.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The death comes a day after the Pentagon announced the fatalities of two service members in Jordan.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • Screens proclaimed this a record-setting night for women’s sports.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Their cheesesteak is regarded as one of the best in the city, as proclaimed not just by visitors but also some local employees who have conducted their own unscientific research.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of proclaimed
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