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as in bags
a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)
asked the bagger to put all the loaves of bread in the same sack
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as in beds
a place set aside for sleeping
I think I'm ready to hit the sack
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as in removes
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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as in loots
to search through with the intent of committing robbery
thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace
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Recent Examples of sacks
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Campbell has 117 career sacks in 278 games, including 259 starts.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
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Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Sorrell entered Week 18 with just seven tackles in 13 games, two quarterback hurries and no sacks.
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Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
There were ten of us, with several large sacks of nonperishable items—canned fish, soap, bottled water—along with more than six hundred arepas that the villagers had cooked the night before.
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Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
After Nick Bosa went down with a knee injury in Week 3, Huff tied for the team lead with four sacks for the season.
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Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Toure had three tackles for loss, two sacks and six pass deflections.
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Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Ideas include cornhole, ladder toss, water balloons, and sacks (for races).
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Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
28 June 2026
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
Riley Moss sacks a scrambling Trevor Lawrence on third-and-4 for a 1-yard loss.
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Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
Ohio State sacks Altmyer five times, wins its 10th straight in the series and covers the spread.
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Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Felix Anudike-Uzomah #97 of the Kansas City Chiefs sacks Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
The Oviedo defense sacks Noah Grubbs on back to back plays to end the first half.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
Rookie linebacker Kyle Louis was the only college football player in 2024 to produce 90-plus tackles, 15 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and four interceptions.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Campbell has 117 career sacks in 278 games, including 259 starts.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
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Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
Sorrell entered Week 18 with just seven tackles in 13 games, two quarterback hurries and no sacks.
—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
There were ten of us, with several large sacks of nonperishable items—canned fish, soap, bottled water—along with more than six hundred arepas that the villagers had cooked the night before.
—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
After Nick Bosa went down with a knee injury in Week 3, Huff tied for the team lead with four sacks for the season.
—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Toure had three tackles for loss, two sacks and six pass deflections.
—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Ideas include cornhole, ladder toss, water balloons, and sacks (for races).
—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
28 June 2026
Verb
Manning, back for what is probably his final season, is on the short list of best returning quarterbacks in the country and edge rusher Colin Simmons won the SEC sacks title with 12.
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Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
Riley Moss sacks a scrambling Trevor Lawrence on third-and-4 for a 1-yard loss.
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Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Dec. 2025
Ohio State sacks Altmyer five times, wins its 10th straight in the series and covers the spread.
—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Felix Anudike-Uzomah #97 of the Kansas City Chiefs sacks Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
The Oviedo defense sacks Noah Grubbs on back to back plays to end the first half.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacks
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To dispose of the plants safely, put them in brown landscape waste bags and set them out for pickup.
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That puts items such as artwork, electronics, and your clothing, shoes, or bags at risk of being damaged, particularly if you’re gone for a longer period of time.
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Video footage of the dogs at Dingo Doggies Campus shows the pups walking on treadmills, training in the gym and relaxing on beds while booms and fireworks sounds can be heard in the background.
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Laparoscopic excision surgery, in which a specialist carefully removes endometriosis lesions, is widely considered the gold-standard surgical treatment and can improve both pain and fertility outcomes.
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Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated.
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Israel blames Hamas for the scale of the destruction in Gaza, saying the group hides behind civilians, uses civil infrastructure for military purposes, and loots humanitarian aid intended for ordinary Gazans.
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For more of the best beach day essentials, check out portable coolers, beach totes, umbrellas, games, phone pouches, and more below.
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Recommended Health news Health newsAre ZYN nicotine pouches safer than smoking?
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Amon, a Brazilian engineer who joined Qualcomm 30 years ago and became its CEO in 2021, dismisses the notion that this is all too much for Qualcomm to chase at once, saying the company has been on this reinvention path many times before.
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De Borbon dismisses the accusations as coming from a small group of disgruntled owners.
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Critics contend the industry plunders distressed companies, leading to downsizing and cost-cutting that hurts local communities, though other research has pushed back on that reputation.
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By delegitimizing the Islamic Republic as an occupying force—one that plunders national wealth to subsidize regional proxies—the opposition has effectively subverted the regime’s nationalist rhetoric.
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine fires a torpedo at the decommissioned USS Juneau in support of a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026.
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The playlist that fires you up for routine tasks is likely to interfere with more demanding work.
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“Sacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacks. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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