tackled

past tense of tackle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tackled Anderson walks into the trap by trying to find Douglas Luiz, who is immediately tackled by Caicedo. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025 Inspired by an actual case tackled by real-life married paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Conjuring details their work with the Perron family’s extremely haunted house. Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025 The Steelers' offensive tackle Broderick Jones tackled Rodgers from behind, taking the 41-year-old down to the ground as part of the celebration. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 Also happy to have Mundt on the field again was his cousin, Troy senior linebacker Fisher McDonald who tackled a Canyon running back in the end zone for a safety and a sack. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025 The team tackled this challenge using fast laser pulses. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025 Advertisement Cognizant’s Kumar tackled what the changes and transformations will mean for jobs. Zoe Corbyn, Time, 14 Oct. 2025 And most of the 20 points in the peace plan have yet to be tackled. Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackled
Verb
  • Eugenio Suárez approached the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied at two each.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Records show the idea of a donation first appeared in settlement talks with Centene in September last year, two years after lawyers first approached Florida officials about a $67 million settlement with the company.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Both works addressed precarious conditions and, in the case of The Silver Lake, the hope of saving the future.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Swift hasn’t addressed the Charli rumors.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Roundly condemned as an archaeological hoax by scholars, Inghirami undertook to publish a 1,000-page defense of his forgery.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The fashion and beauty industry veteran then undertook a two-year restoration and remodel in collaboration with Wexler and Lance O’Donnell of o2Architecture, with their efforts garnering them the Palm Springs Modern Committee Residential Restoration of the Year Award in 2009.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before taking on the captaincy, Cummins was used primarily as a strike bowler — a fast, hostile spearhead who attacked in bursts.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This Abel Ferrara cult classic follows a mute seamstress who goes on a revenge rampage after being attacked twice in one day on the streets of New York.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Holiday Bowl’s ongoing financial hardships are serious enough that event organizers pursued the possibility of playing January’s game in Saudi Arabia.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Beatrice and Eugenie are not working royals, but they are actively involved in numerous charities and have pursued professional careers of their own.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Tackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackled. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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