HACKED IT Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

hacked it

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past tense of hack it

as in flourished

to reach a desired level of accomplishment a skilled home cook who nonetheless couldn't hack it as a restaurant chef

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The Fed also appears more likely to raise its benchmark short-term rate than to cut it.

— Stan Choe, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
That’s because the laser can make the exact cut it’s programmed to make, unlike the human hand.

— Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut it

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The Religious News Service reported earlier this month that there are at least twelve pastors, seminarians, and former clergy who have run for federal office on the Democratic ballot this year, and that seven had made it through their primaries.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Eventually, with the support of producer Lou Adler, the show made it to the screen.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of made it

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The Seattle right-hander got ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd home run of the season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Crow-Armstrong got ahead 2-1 in the count against lefty Hagen Smith and lined a slider over the right-field wall for the walk-off home run.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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