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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Given the number of cardinals whom Pope Francis has appointed — 111 out of the 141 who would vote for the next pope — his successor is likely to be from the Global South and more progressive in theology and approach than Pope John Paul II or Pope Benedict XVI, who preceded Pope Francis.—
Joshua Stanton,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The menu is as unpredictable as the music, zigzagging among Asian, Mediterranean and Latin influences before skidding to a stop at dessert.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Informal porters rolling luggage carts zigzagged between cars.—
Lee-Ann Olwage,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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After a stunning Game 1 blowout followed by a defensive struggle out of the 1990s, the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves playoff series will relocate to the Twin Cities, tied 1-1.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Secondary Trey Amos, Mississippi Amos (6-1, 195) led Ole Miss with 13 passes defended and tied for the team lead with three interceptions.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
25 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 Associated Press | Jose Luis Magana Trump’s tough methods to eject migrants may be controversial in some U.S. courts, but Americans generally favor his overall goals to thwart crime and deport millions of people who lack legal status, according to recent polls.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
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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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
Verb
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Dredge both sides of chicken breasts with flour mixture, pressing to adhere, shake off any excess.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Add chicken and toss until evenly coated, pressing to adhere. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 12-inch, oven-safe skillet over medium until shimmering, about 1 minute.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
23 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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There are many ways world leaders, businesses and consumers are grappling with the growing threat of a global trade war, but perhaps the easiest — and, for some, the most therapeutic — is to rely on dark humor.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost.—
Helene Cooper Jason Horowitz Claire Brown Maureen Cavanagh,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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But in his second term, Trump's aggressive trade policies and confrontational stance toward America's allies are threatening to turn that populist wave into a dangerous undertow.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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