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hack

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adjective

hack

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noun (1)

hack

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noun (2)

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as in cab
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled after a week of hailing hacks and inhabiting hotels, the sales rep was happy to be home

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Recent Examples of hack
Verb
Separate clumps by teasing them apart; don't hack it with a tool. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025 From hacking to biological threats, the film reminds audiences that power often lies with those who control the flow of information. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
Take a gondola ferry A standard gondola ride costs €90 for 30 minutes during the day or €110 at night, but there’s a money-saving hack that the locals use. Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025 Fifteen years ago, social media felt like the ultimate marketing hack. Adam Ayers, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hack
Verb
  • Some billions of years later, some of that multicellular life figured out how to be reasonably smart and start using tools to manipulate and control its environment.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Cybercriminals can trick authentication systems, approve fraudulent transactions or even manipulate corporate communications.
    Khurram Akhtar, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • There were other notable AI appearances at SXSW including Rivian, which is on the road to Level 3 autonomy and had a thrilling Electric Joyride where passengers could experience how well the electric car handles tricky terrain and steep curves.
    Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • According to a February Quinnipiac poll, about half disapprove of how Democrats in Congress are handling their job, compared with about 4 in 10 who approve.
    Jonathan J. Cooper, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Advice for other state leaders on managing this moment in the energy revolution?
    Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • According to former staff, only a handful of employees were not terminated—primarily those working abroad, who have until April 9 to return to the United States, and the regional vice presidents who manage operations in their respective areas.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Don’t Hesitate to Prune Significantly Butterfly bush tolerates extreme pruning with ease.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
  • These breeds have a tendency to hunt, chase, and herd, which some cats might find hard to tolerate.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The gel coating around the pads provides a nonabrasive experience that helps lift up tired skin.
    Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
  • In their best offensive performance of the season against an admittedly tired and overmatched opponent, the Warriors had season highs in points and assists (42) and committed only 13 turnovers.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Students have led activism efforts to address societal issues like apartheid, war, climate change and racial inequality.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum early this month stressed that to stop the flow of drugs into the United States, the U.S. must address gun smuggling.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Medics took the man to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital in critical but stable condition.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The former executive chairman of Endeavor, which was taken private by Silver Lake earlier this week, is CEO of the new platform — which hasn’t yet settled on a name — in partnership with the giant investment fund that will focus on sports, media and entertainment businesses.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • At the time, Latinos were often cast in stereotyped roles with heavy accents and largely denied the opportunity to direct features.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Tragedies can be examined by those outside of its sphere of destruction, but the groundswell of feeling from Mexican viewers and critics is that there was little or no care taken to understand the cultural grief beyond stereotyped spectacle.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025

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