as in equipment
items needed for the performance of a task or activity
grabbed my fishing tackle and headed out early one morning
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as in to undertake
to start work on energetically
once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom
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Recent Examples of tackle
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Thompson, who spent all of last season on the practice squad, will play plenty of left tackle this spring.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Dennis Doyle, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
In order for these young workers to truly become the toolbelt generation, industry leaders should optimize their entire talent lifecycles—from awareness-building to training to retention efforts—to equip them to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.
—Jim Pauley, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The 6-foot, 198-pound defensive back appeared in five games and finished with three tackles as the Terps went 8-5 and won the Music City Bowl over Auburn.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Thompson, who spent all of last season on the practice squad, will play plenty of left tackle this spring.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Verb
The final synod document did not offer conclusions concerning these topics but rather aimed more at promoting the transformation of the entire Catholic Church into a synodal church in which Catholics tackle together the many challenges of the modern world.
—Dennis Doyle, The Conversation, 8 May 2025
In order for these young workers to truly become the toolbelt generation, industry leaders should optimize their entire talent lifecycles—from awareness-building to training to retention efforts—to equip them to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.
—Jim Pauley, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackle
Noun
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The agency does more than just give out money: FEMA deploys experts in disaster response and recovery and maintains stockpiles of emergency equipment.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
2 May 2025
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The festival will feature displays of Army equipment, military demonstrations, musical performances, and a fitness competition.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
Verb
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But watching videos, movies and other colorful moving imagery is best undertaken in much, much darker spaces.—
Paul Ridden
May 09,
New Atlas,
9 May 2025
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Instead, employers retain discretion and must undertake individualized assessments before taking adverse action, preserving meaningful human involvement.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The organization announced the collaboration on Wednesday with social media posts showing the women posing with the fashionable gear.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2025
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Brittany’s video shows them in workout gear, Whoop trackers strapped to their wrists, going head-to-head on a mat doing leg lifts and passing a medicine ball back and forth.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
Verb
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As the sky darkened and duck calls filled the sky, their number appeared as a shadowed cloud approaching the rice fields.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Her first recommendation when approached with the opportunity was the Lancôme Cils Booster XL.—
Celeste Polanco,
Essence,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Our doulas provide education on the benefits of breastfeeding, techniques for maintaining a good latch, proper positioning, and addressing any challenges that may arise during the breastfeeding process.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
10 May 2025
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Environmental regulation could also better address modern chemical exposure.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Here’s the really good news among the bad critical vulnerability disclosure stuff: there is no patch to install, no updates to deploy, and no action required by the user at all.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The audience load-in playlist for my Baby J Tour was a lot of Delfonics, Spinners, Thom Bell-adjacent stuff.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
Noun
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This statement was a reference to Amir Jadidi (the lead actor in A Hero), who had also played in another film that was pure government propaganda — a project that had been very openly and directly funded and produced by the security apparatus of the Islamic Republic.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Syria’s new leaders have struggled to integrate the complex web of armed groups operating across the country into the new state apparatus.—
Euan Ward,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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An adult son had attacked his mother with a machete and ran to a nearby house, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2025
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One factor in that attacking improvement may be that, counterintuitively, Chelsea have actually managed to average significantly more fast breaks (1.9, up from 1.3) and direct attacks (2.9, up from 2.6) in the matches where their possession percentage has ticked up into the 60s.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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“Tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackle. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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