as in approach
the means or procedure for doing something
this clearly isn't working, so let's take a different tack in trying to solve the problem
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Recent Examples of tack
Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Comfortable, like sitting down hard with your back pockets full of roofing tacks while having your wisdom teeth removed.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Apr. 2025
The business, which also runs its website on Shopify, couldn’t add the surcharge as a percentage so instead tacked on a flat fee for each purchase.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Trump’s interventionist tack speaks to his desire to extend his reach deep into the cultural life of the country.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Comfortable, like sitting down hard with your back pockets full of roofing tacks while having your wisdom teeth removed.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
On Tuesday, FedEx tacked on a 45 cents-per-pound import demand surcharge on parcel shipments from China, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Apr. 2025
The business, which also runs its website on Shopify, couldn’t add the surcharge as a percentage so instead tacked on a flat fee for each purchase.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack
Noun
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Ultimately, the new police chief must value community, embrace diversity, and promote a responsive, inclusive approach to law enforcement.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Another approach: pen a sweet letter to read aloud that your better half can later hold onto as a keepsake.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
20 Apr. 2025
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The route zigzags its way across the Flemish countryside before completing two laps on a hilly circuit outside the town of Oudenaarde.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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The sheet zigzagged through an incubation chamber, then passed a tool that squeegeed droplets of DNA into a vial—the data archive.—
Matthew Hutson,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.—
Arthur Allen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Johnson is currently tied for 27th in the LIV Golf standings this season.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Equally valuable is the platform's ability to connect agents to enterprise data through various methods, including standard protocols and direct API integration.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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With this method, plants can die back and decompose and become incorporated into the soil.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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The main function of the yeast deviated from producing good beer to simply being able to survive for an extraordinarily long period of time without its primary food source: barley sugar.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Even Porziņģis missing time throughout the playoffs didn’t force the Celtics to deviate much from their plan.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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To avoid these potentially destabilizing effects, military leaders will need to explain what the country stands to lose if the military devotes excess time, resources, and attention to domestic operations and fails to adhere carefully to the laws of war.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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The faulty cant rails appear to stem from inadequate glue used to adhere the components to the vehicle frame, which allegedly weakens after exposure to freezing temperatures.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
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Parents say private or homeschool is the only way to avoid conflict with religion After various teachers, administrators and parents raised concerns about the effectiveness and age-appropriateness of the books, the school system allowed students to be excused when they were read in class.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Southern interior designers know that there are many different ways to enjoy nice china that don't involve dining.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Rinna turned Wednesday’s H&M & LA event in Los Angeles into a family affair, attending the event alongside her daughters Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray Hamlin.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Coogler first turned heads with his 2013 debut Fruitvale Station, a shattering account of a fatal shooting that presaged the surge of the Black Lives Matter movement.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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