TACK (UP) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

tack (up)

verb

Definition of tack (up)

as in to nail

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Verb

Lillard nailed the shot from the wing and tacked on a technical free throw when play was stopped when Williams was called for flopping.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The playground, called The Yard, resembles a junkyard where kids are given free rein to saw plywood by hand, romp in mud pits, and nail together structures to climb and jump from.

— Marina Lopes, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of nail

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Coming from such a chronically online space where people know me as that girl who would plaster your timeline with my music over and over and over again.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Building affordable housing at scale means politicians need to break up with wealthy special interests like the construction accident lawyers who plaster the city and MTA buses with billboards and ads.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaster

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Google just posted two quarters of negative free cash flow for the first time on record as AI spending accelerates while revenue isn’t growing as fast as expected.

— Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
While Republicans there have a modest registration advantage, Democrats are posting strong numbers in early and mail-in voting.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of post

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Newsom recently proclaimed a state of emergency in September due to the El Niño, which some forecasters predict could be the strongest on record.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
After the election, armchair pundits and paid professionals proclaimed that Ronald Reagan had been right all along.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of proclaim

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Both campaigns remain publicly confident, though neither has publicized any internal polling.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The Wildcats football team built some buzz in the last year with the stadium opening, big-name staff hirings and transfers and publicized financial commitments.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of publicize

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The show will be broadcast on BBC Two in late November as part of a night of programming dedicated to the band, with the show also available on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds after the broadcast.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026
Some political influencers broadcast their views independently or talk to campaigns without compensation.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of broadcast

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