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as in bag
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
asked the bagger to put all the loaves of bread in the same sack
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2
as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
I think I'm ready to hit the sack
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as in to dismiss
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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Recent Examples of sack
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Although the Chiefs wound up with just one sack — rookie Omarr Norman-Lott felled quarterback Jalen Hurts with a physical takedown — their pressure forced Hurts into some short or incomplete throws during a 101-yard passing game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Miami only let opponents sack Cam Ward 23 times in 2024, a rate that was near the middle nationally.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Veteran outside linebacker Harold Landry III did come up with a key sack on third down late in the fourth quarter, however, and Williams closed the game out with massive sack.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Although the Chiefs wound up with just one sack — rookie Omarr Norman-Lott felled quarterback Jalen Hurts with a physical takedown — their pressure forced Hurts into some short or incomplete throws during a 101-yard passing game.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
That sack perfectly punctuated a fourth quarter where the Patriots’ defense more than quadrupled its pressure rate from earlier in the game to preserve a win.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Miami only let opponents sack Cam Ward 23 times in 2024, a rate that was near the middle nationally.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sack
Noun
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Their bodies were found with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck, court documents obtained by USA TODAY showed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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The girls had each been found with plastic bags over their heads and their wrists were zip-tied, according to court documents previously obtained by ABC News.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Mushi takes his blanket and tucks himself into bed.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Organic baby food company, Sprout Organics, initiated a voluntary recall of one lot of its Sweet Potato, Apple & Spinach food pouches on September 16, 2025.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
17 Sep. 2025
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Each was topped off with the brand's mainstay accessories, focusing on a new barrel shape bag and a rounded frame pouch, which also came in mini size as a necklace.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, Iryna also was a notorious homebody who often seemed happiest just spending time with family or curling up on the couch or her bed with her sketchbook.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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A lot of the scenes were shot on the famous orange couch, where the friends shared some of their best one-liners and stories.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of skeletal creatures were lying on bunks unable to move, while dead bodies were piled in heaps all around the camp, reeking of putrefaction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wandering through the all-but-empty dormitories today, visitors see the spaces marked by the vertical support poles, which once housed nests of bunks.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sack. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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