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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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
Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 June 2026
Ulbrich envisions Walker expanding his leadership role on the defense as well with Elliss and defensive tackle David Onyemata no longer in the building.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 17 June 2026
The company believes fault-tolerant quantum computers could eventually tackle problems beyond the reach of conventional computing systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
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Noun
The fifth installment tackles tech, friendship, and bullying through a memorable adventure.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 17 June 2026
Ulbrich envisions Walker expanding his leadership role on the defense as well with Elliss and defensive tackle David Onyemata no longer in the building.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Verb
Last year, Amazon unveiled Ocelot, its quantum computing chip designed to tackle the problem of error correction, a key challenge in the realm of quantum.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 17 June 2026
The company believes fault-tolerant quantum computers could eventually tackle problems beyond the reach of conventional computing systems.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackle
Noun
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The rules require buildings to have a clear plan for managing equipment failures, including specific procedures to assist residents who may be trapped.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Data processing also uses a lot of water to cool the buildings and their equipment.—
Rachel Mural,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Why did this feel like a different kind of undertaking to you versus past projects?—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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Beyond that, he's undertaken a roster of other side projects not - strictly speaking - traditionally central to a war time president's daily decision-making.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Noun
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An offense that, as of Monday afternoon, was fourth in the majors in runs scored may have found another gear (or slowed) by that point.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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Yamal’s arrival gave Spain another gear.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Studios, production companies and distributors regularly approach Promise, a generative AI company, to bring AI into their productions, and each arrives with its own usage guidelines, said the company’s president, Jamie Byrne.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Authorities said Reyes repeatedly approached the girl and asked for her phone number.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Chases and weird extraterrestrial stuff abounds, leading to one of Spielberg's most gripping climaxes ever.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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This year is yet another for the World Cup; Yu Masui and Takeji Hirakawa are still strutting their stuff, and Phil Oh, along with Acielle Tanbetova, will be documenting all the off-the-runway action.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The pending bill’s supporters say its changes are designed to address cases like that of Gilberto Guttierrez, a Los Angeles County man who has been accused of attacking his wife four times over the last 12 years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Clemens concluded by addressing the friction between league initiatives and the personal values of the players on the field.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Smith was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee then, one of the most powerful positions in Washington's national-security apparatus.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
8 June 2026
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Overseeing the sprawling security apparatus is a legion of federal agencies, state and local police departments and private entities.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Vance, asked by a reporter about the criticism from the Israeli government, singled out Israeli Cabinet officials who have attacked the deal, saying Netanyahu has not shared the same opposition in the vice president's conversations with him.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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After the good Samaritan got him off the woman, witnesses say the man wandered to produce and began attacking a 16-year-old boy, but Garbe had followed him.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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“Tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackle. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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