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
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, who had a team-high 12 tackles, was instrumental in taking Gibbs away.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Patriots overhauled their offensive line this offseason, installing four new starters (Campbell, Wilson, Bradbury and right tackle Morgan Moses) ahead of Maye’s second pro campaign.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, who had a team-high 12 tackles, was instrumental in taking Gibbs away.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
On Friday, Moore and Scott also announced that the city of Baltimore will receive additional state law enforcement resources to tackle crime, including from the Maryland State Police and Maryland Transportation Authority Police.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackle
Noun
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The Bica and Lavra and the Graça Funicular will all be suspended while safety inspections are conducted on their equipment.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The decision came a day after Washington revoked Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's authorization to ship key chipmaking equipment and technology to its manufacturing plant in China, the latest move to curb Beijing's semiconductor advances.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trump has undertaken a monthslong pressure campaign urging lower interest rates.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The project will be undertaken in collaboration with the 11th Civil Engineering Squadron.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The brand produces T-shirts, outerwear, technical bottoms, performance apparel, jiu-jitsu gear, footwear, accessories and more.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 2009, the couple were among other celebs who invested in the Miami Dolphins and showed off their custom gear.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hurricane Kiko slowly approaching Hawaii Hurricane Kiko will be closely watched for up to 10 days, AccuWeather Meteorologist Geoff Cornish said.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The country’s Human Rights Commission urged restraint on how the government should address the protests.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Seclusion and restraint The use of restraint and seclusion practices to address disabled students’ behavioral issues has increasingly become a debated issue among education specialists.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Birthday or not, Lakshmi is known for strutting her stuff.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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And not because of my own past history with any kind of addictive stuff at all.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This risk has only grown as soaring team valuations have attracted independently wealthy owners with companies and networks that extend far beyond the reach of the NBA or NBPA’s internal audit apparatuses.—
Jesse Silvertown,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Breaking structural norms To make the measurement, the team used ISOLDE’s collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy (CRIS) apparatus, which is one of the few instruments in the world capable of resolving fine details in neutron-rich nuclei.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mastantuono, 18, has the characteristics to contribute from a deeper position, but his signing was intended for more attacking areas, as is being seen.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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An elderly Arkansas man is in the hospital after a black bear attacked him in Franklin County on Wednesday.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackle. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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