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as in manipulates
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities
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as in handles
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer
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as in swipes
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
completely stunned by a vicious hack across the neck
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as in taxis
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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as in amateurs
a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
is he really any good at the piano or just a hack?
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Recent Examples of hacks
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Every legging, jacket, and dress in Kardashian’s latest collection is designed to move with you—and paired with her genius packing hacks, even the busiest travel day can feel effortless and flattering.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
But in April 2023 Turtleboy began writing about how the hacks were trying to frame the defendant based on no evidence.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet, despite all the hacks, trackers and motivational quotes, many of us still struggle to stick with our health goals.
—Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
The disruption is the latest in a string of hacks to hit sectors from healthcare to autos.
—CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Pursuing short-term profit hacks—such as fraudulent number manipulation, service cuts and customer exploitation—results in brief gains and lasting negative consequences.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
From the Curly Girl Method to T-shirt plopping techniques, there’s no shortage of viral curl styling hacks to to pull from your TikTok feed.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
Different gamers have different opinions about aim assists and in-game hacks, but most lean toward keeping competitive games as fair as possible.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Every legging, jacket, and dress in Kardashian’s latest collection is designed to move with you—and paired with her genius packing hacks, even the busiest travel day can feel effortless and flattering.
—Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
But in April 2023 Turtleboy began writing about how the hacks were trying to frame the defendant based on no evidence.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet, despite all the hacks, trackers and motivational quotes, many of us still struggle to stick with our health goals.
—Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
The disruption is the latest in a string of hacks to hit sectors from healthcare to autos.
—CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Pursuing short-term profit hacks—such as fraudulent number manipulation, service cuts and customer exploitation—results in brief gains and lasting negative consequences.
—Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
From the Curly Girl Method to T-shirt plopping techniques, there’s no shortage of viral curl styling hacks to to pull from your TikTok feed.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacks
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The algorithm manipulates users, but primarily with the goal of keeping them on the platform and seeing more advertisements.—
David Karpf,
The Atlantic,
24 Sep. 2025
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The patch was created by combining nanophotonics technology, which manipulates light at the nanometer scale (one-hundred-thousandth the thickness of a human hair) to read molecular properties, with microfluidics technology, which precisely controls sweat in channels thinner than a hair.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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For those interested in Kansas restaurants, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
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ChatBlu has secured 500,000 dollars in pre-seed funding to launch an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent that handles inventory across multiple storefronts.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Schermer discussed his work as founder and CEO of Project Healthy Minds, a non-profit that addresses the barriers to finding mental health care and offers tools to make accessing services easier.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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The achievement addresses a long-standing challenge in creating the practical components needed to build and scale quantum communication systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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For such a popular restaurant, Matsuri tolerates a lot of flies, unwashed walls and substandard handwashing, as detailed in a Miami Herald story this week on last week’s inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Despite the tree’s association with ponds, bald cypress tolerates a range of growing conditions, from somewhat dry soils to standing water.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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But Edward, with the help of their family’s fixer, Sean Rafferty (James Norton), manages to successfully navigate these bumps on the road to expansion.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Supergiant’s first-ever sequel is a celebration of its predecessor, a cornucopia of additions, evolutions, and maximalist fan service that still manages to tell its own worthy story — and plenty of it.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The show takes that fleeting prank and asks what happens when disguise isn’t a joke but a lifeline, when the mask becomes the only face the world will accept.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even within genre parameters, the director never takes the road well-traveled, offering jolts and marvels around every corner.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Together with the baby, Sanford and his wife Tella traveled to Cook Children’s Congenital Hyperinsulinism Center and Endocrine Diabetes program in Texas, one of the few centers in the country that treats the illness.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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But not everyone sees it and treats it as art.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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If the militant group accepts it, the plan called for Hamas to lay down its arms and renounce governance in the Strip.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
29 Sep. 2025
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Completeness is the chance that Arthur accepts a valid proof.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Hacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacks. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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