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
Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 1 May 2025
The base tent retails for US$2,999, and the available Adventure Kit tacks on another $600.
—New Atlas, 28 Apr. 2025
Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Shooting Stateside minus the kind of tax incentives typically supplied across Europe and Australia can tack on as much as an additional 40 percent to a typical production.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Noun
Other retailers both big and small are taking the opposite tack and showing customers exactly how much tariffs are adding to product costs.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 1 May 2025
The base tent retails for US$2,999, and the available Adventure Kit tacks on another $600.
—New Atlas, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
Miami answered quickly in the next half inning, tacking on three runs to regain control.
—Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Shooting Stateside minus the kind of tax incentives typically supplied across Europe and Australia can tack on as much as an additional 40 percent to a typical production.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack
Noun
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Establish a new culture, replacing the emotionless, do-your-job style of Bill Belichick with a more modern, player-friendly approach.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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Apple’s approach to change differs significantly from that of competitors like Google and Samsung.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2025
Verb
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From the Dempster Highway, the Eagle River zigzags 150 miles to the Bell, which empties 30 miles later into the Porcupine.—
Alann B. Steen,
Outdoor Life,
21 May 2025
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Others are dyeing them with the skin on, while some are using paint, cutting the potatoes in half and carving out one of their sides in stripes, polka dots, flowers or zigzags to be painted in pastel colors and stamped, resulting in Easter egg-looking art.—
Heather Platt,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The investment fund tied to the Qatari state has spent billions on the operations and players.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
31 May 2025
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Well, as referenced above, the United States was coming out of a nasty recession tied to the crisis in the mortgage market.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Pricing can also vary by region, and depending on third-party payment methods, additional taxes or international transaction fees may apply.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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While hemp can be used for industrial methods, it’s also used for medicinal purposes.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
Verb
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No one deviates, because no one has an incentive to, unless someone changes the underlying payoff structure.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Like Episode 3 of Season 1, Sunday’s installment of the series was the rare episode that deviated from the game’s narrative to tell a deeper story about the characters.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Some agencies adhere closely to the reviewers’ numeric scores – like a grade – when making these decisions.—
Kelly S. Mix,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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In a statement to the Union-Tribune, Playwrights Project Executive Director Cecelia Kouma said that when her organization applied for a grant last year, it was carefully written to adhere with the NEA’s funding priorities at the time.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2025
Noun
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At a time when many young people see college as the only way forward, veterans have already shown a willingness to choose their own path.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Sankey said the way the committee seems to weigh strength of schedule shortchanges the conference slate, which doesn’t include any teams among the lower half of the 134 NCAA FBS programs.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The first of these books predates the first Slow Horses novel by a few years — many of them have already been turned into films in Denmark — but the themes and tone are similar enough to appeal to anyone who’s fallen for Gary Oldman and company on the Apple spy series.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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There’s also this: Auston Matthews has only three years remaining on his contract and will turn 28 later this fall.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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