as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
grabbed my fishing tackle and headed out early one morning
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as in to undertake
to start work on energetically
once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom
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Recent Examples of tackle
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Campbell accounted for just one tackle throughout the year.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
João Cardoso, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In 2020, Newsom tackled a record-setting wildfire season that saw nearly 9,000 fires burn that year, according to Cal Fire.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 12 June 2025
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Noun
Patrick Paul Paul looks the part of a bookend left tackle.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
Campbell accounted for just one tackle throughout the year.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Verb
Double Down On High-Touch Engagement AI’s ability to take on simpler tasks means agents have more time to tackle complex issues.
—João Cardoso, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In 2020, Newsom tackled a record-setting wildfire season that saw nearly 9,000 fires burn that year, according to Cal Fire.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackle
Noun
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The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not provide details on equipment issues or the timeline.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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To tackle the communication problems that comes after events like hurricanes, the MOVE USA Radio team Helped MOVE PR volunteers to become licensed ham radio operators and provided radio equipment for each of the modular kits including a portable antenna designed by MOVE USA volunteers.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Serious Financial Business Many people might be wary of studies undertaken by a PR firm for good reason.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The property purchases by these and other companies were undertaken to enable the companies to own properties for long-term growth and elbow room, some experts believe.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 June 2025
Noun
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More than 80 children from the local community, ranging from age 7 to 14, came to play at the unveiling event, and though each of them received a t-shirt and ball to take home, many arrived with families already decked out in orange and navy gear.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Scott Gilbertson The Best High School Graduation Gifts Celebrate the end of a chapter with fun accessories, gear for college, and neat tech gadgets.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The video shows the rescue organization slowly approaching the dog, who is now named Beans.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Deadly lightning strikes can occur well ahead of an approaching storm, prior to the arrival of rain and wind.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Looking ahead, Brett Bowman aims to expand Suncrest Capital’s footprint throughout the Central United States, scaling solutions to address the affordable housing shortage one neighborhood at a time.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Additionally, Western governments should address their relationship to the ongoing atrocities in the Uyghur Region and the deepening reliance on the PRC’s dominance of the critical minerals supply chain with immediate and decisive action.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Now, all the stuff is arranged and it’s printed before the first rehearsal.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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Even with diminished stuff, he’s found ways to get hitters out, so why should this time be any different?—
Dylan Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
Noun
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His grip on the country’s military and intelligence apparatus has grown.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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The retirement apparatus, layered over decades of tech and regulation, is textbook complex.—
Miguel Kudry,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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The pathogen is known as Fusarium graminearum, which can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people, the FBI said in a court filing in Detroit.—
Ed White,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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After the quake evacuation, the inmates were still outside of the cells when a group suddenly attacked guards, seized their weapons, opened fire and fled, said Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan.—
Brittany Williams,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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“Tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackle. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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