TACKED (UP) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

tacked (up)

verb

past tense of tack (up)

as in nailed

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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

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There are currently 175,000 live jobs on Greenhouse’s platform—and on average, for every job ad posted, around 254 job seekers are applying, pushing applications per recruiter up by 412%.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Bohm has been free on bail that was posted shortly after the case was filed against him eight days after the crash.

— City News Service, Daily News, 27 July 2026

Definition of posted

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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

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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

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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

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That contrasts with the 'shock and awe' approach that underpinned the sweeping 'Liberation Day' levies announced in April 2025, which sent markets plummeting.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026
It was first announced during 2012’s Star Wars Celebration, with the voice cast including Green, Felicia Day, Donald Faison, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Richter, Jennifer Hale, and Zachary Levi.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of announced

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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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