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to start work on energetically
once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom
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Recent Examples of tackled
When a responding deputy attempted to break up the fight, Farthing allegedly kicked him in the face and subsequently tried to flee the scene, although deputies used a taser, and he was tackled before being taken into custody.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The video from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows James Shannon Farthing, 50, of Georgetown, being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Girls who challenged stereotypes, tackled problems head-on, and sought to build solutions from the ground up.
—Dayana Sarkisova, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Trump has tied tariffs on Mexico to the deadly fentanyl trade, claiming the country hasn't tackled drug cartels aggressively enough.
—Emily Green, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The 65-year-old victim ultimately tackled Britton, forcing his gun to fall on the ground, Worthy said.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
If bias is not tackled early and the companies that create these tools don’t have safeguards in place to address this issue, the deployment of these tools will reproduce societal harm.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The receiver was engaged in preseason action against the Houston Texans on Saturday when he was tackled by Texans linebacker Jamal Hill.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Mattison, who played for Boise State from 2016 to 2018, landed on his head after being tackled in the fourth quarter of the Miami Dolphins’ preseason opener against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2025
Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The video from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows James Shannon Farthing, 50, of Georgetown, being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
Girls who challenged stereotypes, tackled problems head-on, and sought to build solutions from the ground up.
—Dayana Sarkisova, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Trump has tied tariffs on Mexico to the deadly fentanyl trade, claiming the country hasn't tackled drug cartels aggressively enough.
—Emily Green, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
The 65-year-old victim ultimately tackled Britton, forcing his gun to fall on the ground, Worthy said.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
If bias is not tackled early and the companies that create these tools don’t have safeguards in place to address this issue, the deployment of these tools will reproduce societal harm.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The receiver was engaged in preseason action against the Houston Texans on Saturday when he was tackled by Texans linebacker Jamal Hill.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Mattison, who played for Boise State from 2016 to 2018, landed on his head after being tackled in the fourth quarter of the Miami Dolphins’ preseason opener against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackled
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Around that time in 2016, an undercover FBI agent approached Donna Adelson purporting to extort her with information about the contract killing on behalf of Rivera.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Greenberg approached the project from a similar place.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Goalkeeping concerns over Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir have perhaps been addressed with the addition of Senne Lammens, but the 23-year-old Belgian is relatively unproven at the highest level having made just 93 career appearances.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lugo addressed his rough patch with The Star and vowed to work through his current skid.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gardin was intuitively interested in class, and undertook census-like studies, along the lines of August Sander’s taxonomy of social types, of Italians from all parts of society at work and in their homes.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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The State Department undertook a similar maneuver in July, blocking the issuance of new visas for unspecified PA/PLO officials.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While Alexander-Arnold’s signing had been pursued by the club since last year, Alonso’s conviction and insistence were key in landing Huijsen, Carreras and Mastantuono.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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While traveling with a driver and bodyguard, their car, pursued by paparazzi, crashed into a support column, flipped and landed in front of oncoming traffic.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Tackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackled. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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