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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 tackles
Author Jason Klamm tackles a key question about the beloved 1986 John Hughes film.
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Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Four starters from last season’s team that reached the College Football Playoff National Championship Game — tackles Francis Mauigoa and Markel Bell, guard Cooper and center Brockermeyer — are gone.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Among the tasks the crew tackles upon waking up each day is spitting into a tube.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The Netflix series tackles the political climate soon after the end of the regime, when there was still an ingrained distrust in public institutions.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Where Days of Ash consisted primarily of songs dedicated to activists who died, including Renée Good and Palestinian No Other Land documentary consultant Awdah Hathaleen, Easter Lily tackles more directly personal territory.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Borgli tackles all of it with nuance as well as satirical edge.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Plus is a versatile two-in-one that tackles both stubborn stains and deep carpet dirt by scrubbing floors up to 100 times per minute using Sonic Mopping technology.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area.
—Adam Williams
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Four starters from last season’s team that reached the College Football Playoff National Championship Game — tackles Francis Mauigoa and Markel Bell, guard Cooper and center Brockermeyer — are gone.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Among the tasks the crew tackles upon waking up each day is spitting into a tube.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The Netflix series tackles the political climate soon after the end of the regime, when there was still an ingrained distrust in public institutions.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Where Days of Ash consisted primarily of songs dedicated to activists who died, including Renée Good and Palestinian No Other Land documentary consultant Awdah Hathaleen, Easter Lily tackles more directly personal territory.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Borgli tackles all of it with nuance as well as satirical edge.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Plus is a versatile two-in-one that tackles both stubborn stains and deep carpet dirt by scrubbing floors up to 100 times per minute using Sonic Mopping technology.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area.
—Adam Williams
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackles
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As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, Michigan continues to play a large role in shaping the nation's future, especially in presidential elections.—
Rachelle Graham,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The cast approaches the picture with a delightfully devil-may-care sincerity, playing off of one another with a simple ease.—
Gina Friedlande,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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There is a rigorous process that the jurisdictional authority undertakes to determine the structure’s historical significance.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Fairlead Strategies undertakes no obligation to maintain or update this material based on subsequent information and events or to provide you with any additional or supplemental information or any update to or correction of the information contained herein.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Most Famous Day Off, author Jason Klamm addresses the question, once and for all, of the character's true identity.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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The email also reportedly addresses betting on prediction markets, where people trade contracts based on the outcome of future events.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Apr. 2026
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The man attacks the woman with the hammer multiple times before stepping over her unmoving body and walking away out of the frame of the camera.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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She was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa — an eye disease that causes vision loss — and lupus, a disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy tissues and organs instead of fighting germs, according to court records.—
Chase Jordan
April 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Tackles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackles. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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