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noun

ˈta-kəl How to pronounce tackle (audio)
Definition of tacklenext
as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity grabbed my fishing tackle and headed out early one morning

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tackle

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verb

as in to undertake
to start work on energetically once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom

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Recent Examples of tackle
Noun
Kansas left tackle Calvin Clements has gotten an up-close view of the offseason quarterback battle between Cole Ballard and Isaiah Marshall. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 But with 38-year-old Trent Williams at left tackle, a good insurance policy was desperately needed. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Verb
The conversations on stage ranged from how to tackle a growing AI divide between the global north and the global south to technical solutions for mitigating AI risks like models engaging in deception and sycophancy. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 July 2026 Coucou staff recommend tackling it with a fork and steak knife. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tackle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackle
  1. equipment
  2. undertake
  3. gear
  4. approach
  5. stuff
  6. address
  7. apparatus
  8. attack
Noun
  • Using soccer to build community Along with supplying equipment for teams and players, the league will also provide a stipend for the coaches, who are usually volunteers.
    — PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • This term is significant as the equipment can connect different radios, networks, and communications methods that might otherwise struggle to communicate with one another.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Definition of equipment
Verb
  • Would a hard right without Hitler governing Germany in ’33 have done anything as crazy as undertaking a Second World War against Britain, plus France, plus the Soviet Union, plus the United States?
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • This feels unfair, especially when much AI development is being undertaken by large corporations with deep pockets.
    — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026
Definition of undertake
Noun
  • Hiking asks little in the way of gear, welcomes almost anyone willing to lace up boots, and delivers a combination of novelty, adventure and measurable fitness gains that few other pursuits can match.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Of course, there’s the open metal gear gate,, with the entire center console sculpted around it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
Definition of gear
Verb
  • The Forest Service began increasingly approaching the tribe for help.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Messi and the team also celebrated by hugging one another and approaching fans in the stands, waving and cheering with them.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of approach
Noun
  • There’s a lot of bad crowd work out there, just like there is bad anything else — fledgling or whatever rookie stuff.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • There’s a bunch of new things across most of the 2026 range, mainly cosmetic, but also hardware and weight-saving stuff as well.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Definition of stuff
Verb
  • Southern California has emerged as a go-to address for fast-growing space and defense tech companies.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Manager Tony Vitello addressed the posts on KNBR Thursday morning and again while meeting with the media before Thursday’s game.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Definition of address
Noun
  • The design has also taken on a life of its own, seemingly far from Freedom 250’s publicity apparatus.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
  • Hearn also donated to Democratic fundraising apparatus ActBlue 10 times while also contributing to Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns five times, an administration official told Fox News Digital.
    — Jasmine Baehr , Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of apparatus
Verb
  • According to court documents reviewed by The Times, the model alleges that Sandoval shoved her down a flight of stairs in his home, pushed her to the ground at a hotel in Nashville, and attacked her and her father on June 3.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Electing to keep his No 5 on the field, the Brazil head coach made a subtle tactical tweak that saw Endrick enter the action and brought Matheus Cunha further to the left flank — which unlocked the attacking prowess of Vinicius Junior.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of attack

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