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
Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Proctor starts his career at left guard, with Patrick Paul settled at the left tackle post.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Proctor started at left tackle all three seasons in Tuscaloosa, racking up SEC All-Freshman team, Second-team All-SEC, First-team All-SEC and Second-team Associated Press All-American honors along the way.
—Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
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Noun
Donald supposedly finished off his career three years ago by collecting eight sacks at his usual defensive tackle spot and earning both All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors.
—Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Proctor starts his career at left guard, with Patrick Paul settled at the left tackle post.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
Verb
The winners of San Jose’s City Council races will have to wrestle with multimillion-dollar budget deficits in the coming years, tackle ongoing struggles with homelessness and public safety, and balance the tug-of-war between labor and business at City Hall.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Proctor started at left tackle all three seasons in Tuscaloosa, racking up SEC All-Freshman team, Second-team All-SEC, First-team All-SEC and Second-team Associated Press All-American honors along the way.
—Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackle
Noun
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The sources described it as a preliminary operation laying the groundwork for additional steps by installing listening devices and intelligence equipment in the area.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Japanese companies also occupy critical positions throughout the semiconductor value chain, from fabrication equipment and specialty materials to NAND flash memory production, Barclays said.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The austerity policies that Spain undertook during that crisis—such as freezing the minimum wage and cutting social spending—had produced an immensely unequal recovery and become the target of populist movements.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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How widespread other internal corrosion may be remains unclear as the team undertakes an internal inspection using a scoping tool similar to one used to generate images from deep inside more human forms.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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For Kokopeli’s generation, this was the moment when the identity-forming operations of consumer choice swung fully into gear.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The small gear selector feels disappointingly flimsy considering the otherwise upmarket presentation.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Chicago police said the 27-year-old victim was walking when two armed men approached him.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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These days, living through a presidency marked by narrowness and resentment, the grace, humor, and curiosity with which Barack Obama approached the world feel impossibly distant.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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Despite undergoing surgery last week to address a broken pinky finger, New York center Mitchell Robinson will play in Game 1 tonight, the team told reporters.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Ohtani was back to a full starter’s workload for the first time since 2023, even mentioning fatigue in his postgame interview after his second start of the season, and before games was working to address his offensive struggles.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Kilian, Winn and Erik Miller all boast above-average stuff, according to FanGraphs’ Stuff+ model.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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So for people who want to go and catch the rodeo, there’s some cool stuff happening there.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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Mystic Salon + Head Spa has four beds with a shower apparatus that goes over the customers head and drizzles water.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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This chimichurri skirt steak is sure to please all dads on their special day, whatever their choice of cooking apparatus.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Akindahunsi is accused of attacking several women the night of May 28.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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