tacked

verb

Definition of tackednext
past tense of tack
1
as in zigzagged

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2
as in tied

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tacked
  1. tied
  2. diverged
  3. hung
  4. clipped
  5. tackled
  6. attached
  7. bolted
Verb
  • The Jaguars are notably 3-9 in one-score games — tied for the most such losses in one season in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Stats and Information.
    Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • He’s tied for the NFL lead with 17 touchdowns on quick passes and is fourth in yards with 1,664.
    J.J. Bailey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of tied
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  • This was the moment that Newcastle United and inevitability diverged.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • This variation likely developed before humans diverged from Neanderthals and Denisovans.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of diverged
Verb
  • Some are hung high above supper-club tables or auctioned off to private collectors.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In another video, toys like Spider-Man and Buzz Lightyear hung from a doorframe by strings.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of hung
Verb
  • The net simply gets clipped onto the detector as needed.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • Skeletor is a legendary comic book villain, but nothing Leto hasn't tackled before.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Angel tackled darker themes than its predecessor while still maintaining the quippy lightness that makes Joss Whedon’s masterpieces, well, masterpieces.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of tackled
Verb
  • The suspects then loaded the ATM onto a trailer attached to a U-Haul box truck and fled the area, authorities said.
    Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The tweet also briefly had an X community note attached to it, which referenced the killing.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of attached
Verb
  • After realizing the mother of three was awake, the intruder immediately bolted out out of the room.
    Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • An overdose episode — Kiana bolted barefoot from their rural home and went missing overnight in the woods — brought police attention and led to charges for child endangerment.
    John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of bolted
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