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
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 July 2025
Require more scrutiny of fees added to Ohioans' electric bills by eliminating electric security plans, which tack on charges that receive less review from utility regulators.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But changing tack on competition and antitrust, where Europe has historically been aggressive, was another element both sides now seem to agree on.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Noun
Video and other media can be tacked on with minimal investment.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 July 2025
Require more scrutiny of fees added to Ohioans' electric bills by eliminating electric security plans, which tack on charges that receive less review from utility regulators.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
However, Geotab’s findings take a different tack by comparing vehicle speeds at higher temperatures.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
But changing tack on competition and antitrust, where Europe has historically been aggressive, was another element both sides now seem to agree on.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack
Noun
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Cora certainly understands this process as the deadline approaches and what Boston is capable of if chief baseball officer Craig Breslow can add reinforcements.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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In turn, this could entice me to abandon my good approach and leap into a stupid crash diet.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Portuguese architectural studio Aires Mateus’s white concrete cube, whose long slit of windows zigzagging across the façade plays with the light throughout the day and evening, holds Photo Elysée and MUDAC, the Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Though a separate stairway makes a less spine-tingling zigzag down from the parking area, the abode, which is being marketed in the United States by Tracy Tutor at Compass, certainly isn’t for the faint of heart.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Often, that type of production on a bad team (which the Sixers were at the time due to a plethora of injuries) would be tied to middling efficiency, but that wasn't the case with Grimes.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Months after tying the knot with Franco, Brie shared a little insight into their life together as a married couple.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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The Art of Aari: Preserving Ancient Indian Techniques At the heart of Weener's collections lies the Aari technique, which is an embroidery method using a hooked needle that requires extraordinary skill and patience.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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These methods will prolong shelf life and maintain optimal flavor and texture. Peaches and nectarines contain high levels of micronutrients, particularly vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, niacin, magnesium, and phosphorus.—
Hannah Coakley,
Verywell Health,
21 July 2025
Verb
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For one thing, AI currently lacks the creativity, intuition or adaptability needed to deftly handle any emergency that deviates from historical flight data.—
Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
21 July 2025
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Because the river winds, the streets accessing the docks in Lincoln Yards had to deviate in their headings.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Rubin acknowledged the departure from the level of rigor to which the FDA usually adheres.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
25 July 2025
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That meant maps adhering as closely as possible to the maps that Republicans instituted in 2011.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Or the ways that the Reyes family has lived in fear since Jose and his father were detained in early May.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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The task force would submit a report with recommendations to the state Legislature after examining the systemic causes of violence against African American women and girls, ways to help victims' families heal, methods to track data to understand the scope of the issue and more.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
Verb
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The trade turned into one of the most lopsided deals in big-league history.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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Fister, meanwhile, turned into a strikeout machine, and well, a latter-day Alexander, with an 11.4 K/BB ratio and a 1.79 ERA in 11 starts.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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