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
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In pitches to the media and interviews, the seven candidates took different tacks, lamenting that the Olympics should be for everyone, extolling the virtues of the AIN compromise, or acknowledging that Russian and Belarussian participation is a difficult question.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Susan Stevens Miller, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
But the intersection — where a wide section of Broadway suddenly tacks at about a 120-degree angle from heading southeast to heading east — shouldn’t have looked like that.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Aside from his name and his winning trainer, Disruptor also literally bears the enormous threat of jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., in his tack.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In pitches to the media and interviews, the seven candidates took different tacks, lamenting that the Olympics should be for everyone, extolling the virtues of the AIN compromise, or acknowledging that Russian and Belarussian participation is a difficult question.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
By June 2025, BGE customers can expect an additional 12% increase on their bills — an extra $26 tacked onto a typical $210 residential bill.
—Susan Stevens Miller, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
But the intersection — where a wide section of Broadway suddenly tacks at about a 120-degree angle from heading southeast to heading east — shouldn’t have looked like that.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tack
Noun
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This approach allows the system to generate new frames on demand rather than following traditional rendering rules.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Gill agrees that this approach is potentially promising.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The route zigzags its way across the Flemish countryside before completing two laps on a hilly circuit outside the town of Oudenaarde.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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The sheet zigzagged through an incubation chamber, then passed a tool that squeegeed droplets of DNA into a vial—the data archive.—
Matthew Hutson,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Eligibility for premium subsidies for insurance plans sold in Affordable Care Act marketplaces is also tied to the official poverty level.—
Arthur Allen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Aberg played every major as a pro for the first time last year, tying for 12th at the U.S. Open in Pinehurst, and finishing second at the Masters.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One way to manage your debt is the debt avalanche method.—
Kat Tretina,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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His work has been cited by the Federal Trade Commission, and the BBC has replicated his research method to report on how many video game companies do not comply with regulations.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The show deviates from the real Melissa and Keith and goes into entirely fictional territory, introducing another possible victim.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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There’s always a chance for a surprise cameo that deviates from the source material, but Choi Hyun-wook is not currently listed as a Season 2 cast member.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To avoid these potentially destabilizing effects, military leaders will need to explain what the country stands to lose if the military devotes excess time, resources, and attention to domestic operations and fails to adhere carefully to the laws of war.—
Risa Brooks,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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The faulty cant rails appear to stem from inadequate glue used to adhere the components to the vehicle frame, which allegedly weakens after exposure to freezing temperatures.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What are some safe and effective ways to exercise while following the keto diet?—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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The best way to prevent type 2 diabetes is to shift toward a healthier lifestyle.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But the moment of flexing soon turned into a public apology and her taking accountability for the effect of the song.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Rinna turned Wednesday’s H&M & LA event in Los Angeles into a family affair, attending the event alongside her daughters Delilah Belle and Amelia Gray Hamlin.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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