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
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In pitches to the media and interviews, the seven candidates took different tacks, lamenting that the Olympics should be for everyone, extolling the virtues of the AIN compromise, or acknowledging that Russian and Belarussian participation is a difficult question.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Susan Stevens Miller, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
But the intersection — where a wide section of Broadway suddenly tacks at about a 120-degree angle from heading southeast to heading east — shouldn’t have looked like that.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Aside from his name and his winning trainer, Disruptor also literally bears the enormous threat of jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., in his tack.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In pitches to the media and interviews, the seven candidates took different tacks, lamenting that the Olympics should be for everyone, extolling the virtues of the AIN compromise, or acknowledging that Russian and Belarussian participation is a difficult question.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
By June 2025, BGE customers can expect an additional 12% increase on their bills — an extra $26 tacked onto a typical $210 residential bill.
—Susan Stevens Miller, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
But the intersection — where a wide section of Broadway suddenly tacks at about a 120-degree angle from heading southeast to heading east — shouldn’t have looked like that.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack
Noun
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In it, Blanche outlines a decentralized approach in which U.S. attorney’s offices will now take the lead on digital asset cases, focusing primarily on crimes involving terrorism.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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As the deadline for Real ID approaches, many Americans are racing to secure the necessary identification for domestic air travel and access to federal buildings.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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On a team in need of offense, Grimes answered the bell as a top scorer in the month of March, tying Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards for 11th in scoring at 26.6 points per game.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Natural gas is often closely tied to oil drilling as both resources are commonly found together in hydrocarbon reservoirs.—
Steven Dudash,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One way to manage your debt is the debt avalanche method.—
Kat Tretina,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Two methods could address these issues with real reform: special elections or by appointing interim officials who finish the term but cannot run in the next general election for that office.—
Bob Marshall,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The show deviates from the real Melissa and Keith and goes into entirely fictional territory, introducing another possible victim.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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There’s always a chance for a surprise cameo that deviates from the source material, but Choi Hyun-wook is not currently listed as a Season 2 cast member.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Credit to Mattice for stepping up but there's nobody at 130 pounds getting in my way.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The best way to prevent type 2 diabetes is to shift toward a healthier lifestyle.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But the moment of flexing soon turned into a public apology and her taking accountability for the effect of the song.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 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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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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