as in approached
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
More recently, Mamdani tackled the Islamophobic attacks against him head-on, with a heartfelt message that drew comparisons to Obama's race speech.
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Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
The theme for season 13 hasn't been unmasked, but prior seasons have tackled everything from a cult to a coven to aliens.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Williams tackled that problem with a recent project that involved programming drones to choose search trajectories in coordination with human searchers.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The running back suffered ligament tears while dislocating his ankle, which resulted in a compound wound, after getting tackled by Zach Baun on Sunday.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Going from today’s level of autonomy to scenarios where the AI finds the target on its own is mainly a software challenge, and one that is being tackled for civilian use in the private sector.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The injury, initially believed to be Skattebo's ankle, occurred when Zack Braun tackled him.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Season one tackled murder podcasts head on, season two interrogated the audience a bit, season three was the big Broadway number, season four took on Hollywood and now season five went deep into power dynamics.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Denegal landed on his right shoulder when he was tackled following a 17-yard run.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
The theme for season 13 hasn't been unmasked, but prior seasons have tackled everything from a cult to a coven to aliens.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Williams tackled that problem with a recent project that involved programming drones to choose search trajectories in coordination with human searchers.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
The running back suffered ligament tears while dislocating his ankle, which resulted in a compound wound, after getting tackled by Zach Baun on Sunday.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Going from today’s level of autonomy to scenarios where the AI finds the target on its own is mainly a software challenge, and one that is being tackled for civilian use in the private sector.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The injury, initially believed to be Skattebo's ankle, occurred when Zack Braun tackled him.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Season one tackled murder podcasts head on, season two interrogated the audience a bit, season three was the big Broadway number, season four took on Hollywood and now season five went deep into power dynamics.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Denegal landed on his right shoulder when he was tackled following a 17-yard run.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackled
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As the victim was leaving her Surprise home to attend a soccer game with her three children, Headrick approached her with a metal bar and forced the family back inside, prosecutors said.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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She had been approached before Leachman accepted the role but had turned it down.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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Virginia Democrats’ entrance in the nationwide redistricting fight with Republicans has also been an issue that both Earle-Sears and Spanberger have addressed as the election nears.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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There were two major objections that were raised to the scenario of a rotating Earth, and neither one was successfully addressed until the Renaissance.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But considering the Ambriz siblings undertook such an elaborate story involving supernatural puppets and a fantastical land, presumably for a fraction of the cost, the result is major step forward for the medium, and in particular this technique in Mexico.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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In 1993, President Bill Clinton undertook a restoration and refurbishment of the Executive Mansion.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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In one attack in mid-September, the militants attacked a convoy of more than 100 fuel trucks, setting fire to half of them, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which maps conflicts.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, who has trailed Spanberger for most of the race, has attacked Spanberger over Democrats' positions on the government shutdown and focused on trans issues, which helped Republicans win the governor's mansion in 2021.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Tackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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