tacking

present participle of tack

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Verb
  • Charles McQuarn, 77, said traversing the neighborhood means zigzagging around all the hazards.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • Kenon, who had multiple active warrants for his arrest, sped away and was seen zigzagging through lanes of traffic in Orlando.
    James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • South Korea and Mexico faced off in September ahead of the World Cup, tying 2-2 in Nashville.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Mahomes was flushed right but managed to get off a deep pass across his body to Hill for a 48-yard completion that set up the game-tying touchdown.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The show is deviating from the order of Kennedy's books, which explored the romance between Logan and Grace in the second installment, The Mistake.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
  • Charles Melton sweetly dedicated an award to his wife and newborn daughter, deviating from his famously private nature.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Owners with at least 25 vehicles can get the special stickers and skip adhering registration tags on the plates each year, as the rest of us have to.
    Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
  • Instead of adhering glass icons to your container of choice, glue on pistachio shell halves instead, so that the outside of the shell faces away from the glass.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Leading the Swiss is defensive midfielder Granit Xhaka, whose one goal, six assists and eight yellow cards for Sunderland in the Premier League paint quite the accurate picture of how the hard-tackling, slick-passing 33-year-old makes an impact.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
  • Boise Planning and Zoning Commission chair Chris Danley, who presented the families with ceremonial keys to their new houses alongside officials from First Story and Hayden Homes, praised the role of nonprofit groups in tackling the region’s affordability crisis.
    Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Incidents of planes clipping each other's wings on the ground are not uncommon.
    Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • Steve came to Matthew and me with a news clipping about this weird thing that happened down in Houston.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • However, instead of the pilot starting the engines during pushback and the tug disconnecting afterward, TaxiBot remains attached to the nose gear via a specialized pivoting clamping platform.
    David Szondy June 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2026
  • The plush cushioning in the earcups, leatherette finish, and modest clamping force hold them securely.
    Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Bobadilla then did the rest, inadvertently sticking his right foot in front of the ball and bouncing it by Paraguayan keeper Orlando Gil.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • In fact, it can be rewarded for sticking the landing.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 June 2026
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“Tacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tacking. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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