Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack (up)
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White was an integral component off the bench for the Hornets in his 23 appearances, and etched himself into franchise lore by nailing the game-tying bucket to help lift the Hornets over the Miami Heat in the opening round of the play-in tournament.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026 -
These plastic or burlap cloths can be strung on hooks nailed into a structure, or draped over hoops or posts just above the plants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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To celebrate, the president wants to offer free admissions that day to the country’s national parks, a self-serving gesture, no doubt, but one that is no surprise for a man who spent much of his adult life plastering his name on the sides of buildings, airplanes and casino hotels.—
Leonard Greene,
Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2025
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In one scene, Gracie Abrams texts Taylor a picture of the singer plastered on the side of a hotel in Indianapolis.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2025
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Educators were fired for making insensitive comments about him on their personal social-media accounts; a firefighter in Toledo lost his job for posting a derisive eulogy on Facebook; various airline employees were suspended for disparaging Kirk online.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Knowing that my picture, whether flattering or not, is going to be posted (or shared with our family) is extremely daunting.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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That’s what Mauigoa proclaimed, immediately after the Giants drafted him, about looking after quarterback Jaxson Dart.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Which is to say that its power as a mode of redress in the first sense—as agent for proclaiming and correcting injustices—is being appealed to constantly.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Social Security Administration then publicizes it and accepts public comments.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Though sales have gradually rebounded, having two Adidas athletes achieving a goal that was a clearly defined, and well-publicized, moonshot for rival Nike highlighted the current fortunes of the two sportswear giants.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Stagecoach festival goers evacuate the Mane Stage after announcements were broadcasted to evacuate the area due to extreme high wind gusts during the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at Empire Polo Club, in Indio, CA on Saturday, April 25, 2026.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Tack (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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