as in approaching
to start work on energetically
once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom
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Recent Examples of tackling
In this instance, the team must be better at block shedding and wrap-up tackling.
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Overall, the Pats' tackling was a real problem.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Maduro has denied links to Tren de Aragua and points to a record of tackling the group in his own country.
—Richard Hall, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Here are Nina’s tips for tackling the new school year.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Overall, the Pats' tackling was a real problem.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Maduro has denied links to Tren de Aragua and points to a record of tackling the group in his own country.
—Richard Hall, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Here are Nina’s tips for tackling the new school year.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackling
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Storms approaching the region start to reach cooler waters that aren't warm enough to fuel a hurricane and tradewinds in the region can topple a storm's cloud structure.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the five-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords approaching, what was once billed as the start of broader Israeli integration into the Arab world is instead marked by a hardening of positions.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The next stage are apps that offer a 360º approach, addressing the wellbeing of the caregiver and those in their care 24/7.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Crews are also engaged in mopping up, addressing hot spots, and back-hauling equipment on the eastern, southern, and western sides of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And, in fact, the court’s decision does not prevent the Administration from undertaking that process against Harvard at any point in the future.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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The country also needs help in undertaking the domestic reforms that matter for its long-term security.—
DARIA KALENIUK,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Sep. 2025
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While Qataris may now indeed question the value of their military cooperation with the United States and its designation of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, Turkey’s military presence in the country also failed to prevent Israel from attacking.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Tackling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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