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
Carita Rizzo, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
Beasley did pick up a tack on the holding period by buying a 98% interest in a LLC rather than a fee simple purchase, but that is the only element that smacks at all of syndication.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Over the same period, the S & P 500 has only tacked on about 1%.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Bedridden but still sharp as a tack, Legal uses his downtime to help Haller recap the case from two seasons ago.
—Carita Rizzo, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
Beasley did pick up a tack on the holding period by buying a 98% interest in a LLC rather than a fee simple purchase, but that is the only element that smacks at all of syndication.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
The country was plunged into an energy crisis when Russia’s Gazprom sharply cut gas supplies and hiked its prices, in what Moldovan officials alleged was an attempt to punish Sandu for tacking closer to Western Europe.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
Over the same period, the S & P 500 has only tacked on about 1%.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Read more about ProPublica’s approach to investigative journalism in our ethics code.ProPublica, ProPublica, 7 Nov. 2024
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This method is an even more minimalistic approach than a stand, saddle, or hub-style hunting blind.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Songs rumbled, zigzagged, marched, whipsawed, pounced, crawled.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Rates had zigzagged, from a high of almost 15% of requests in one three-month period to a low of 6.1% in another.T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
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Boost’s fastest downloads, up to 1Gbps, come on phones such as Samsung’s Galaxy S24 that support four-channel carrier aggregation, in which the network ties multiple 5G channels together to maximize throughput.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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The Niners enter Sunday tied with the Rams for second in the NFC West at 4-4.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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This confirmed that the original milk-raiding birds were passing on their methods to various flocks.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Arc Ultra offers a solid selection of wireless connectivity methods.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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But the ice giants deviate from their planetary brethren.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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This confession follows the recent season 14 reunion, which deviated from the traditional reunion.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, adhering strictly to this principle can cause unintended harm—potentially triggering chain-reaction collisions that injure bystanders.Vamsi Vemoori, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Dredge both sides in panko mixture, pressing to adhere.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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Grey’s Anatomy Night Moves Season 21 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next There are two ways a person can leave Grey’s Anatomy.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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That’s one way to explain the absence of Donald Trump’s wife from a curious new election-night Trump family photo, posted to X by Donald Trump Jr.’s daughter Kai.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Pearsall turned upfield and raced Antoine Winfield Jr. down the sideline, stiff-arming the Tampa Bay safety and fighting off his tackle to reach the end zone just before being hauled out of bounds.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Bengals turn the ball over on downs Rohan Nadkarni The Bengals went 49 yards in 11 plays, but the Ravens stopped them on 4th-and-3.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Tack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tack. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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