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noun

ˈta-kəl How to pronounce tackle (audio)
Definition of tacklenext
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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tackle

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verb

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
Noun
Defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, taken by the Texans in the second round, looked good in limited snaps. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 But at least one difference with American football is that play doesn’t stop after a tackle. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
Alliance, which was launched by two dozen major European film and TV markets in 2024, to jointly tackle challenges affecting stakeholders across the continent. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Instead of tackling these problems with millions in available funds, the City halted repairs, wasting money and time to explore a move. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tackle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackle
  1. equipment
  2. undertake
  3. gear
  4. approach
  5. stuff
  6. address
  7. apparatus
  8. attack
Noun
  • Millions of dollars in agricultural equipment are stored beneath the lower seating bowl.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Hana reported that plainclothes agents confiscated phones and electronic equipment and that Seyedabdollahi was subsequently held in solitary confinement and at an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence detention facility in Isfahan.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of equipment
Verb
  • Phil Buckingham Ipswich Town A more balanced and measured transfer approach has been undertaken by Ipswich this summer compared to their last campaign in the Premier League two years ago.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • With its full combat qualification now completed, Hubei is expected to move into combat-ready duty and undertake missions in the South China Sea, according to the Chinese military expert cited by the Global Times.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of undertake
Noun
  • Russia needs to send supplies such as food, fuel and military gear to support its troops and civilians, but Ukraine has disrupted that process by targeting Russian ships and ferries.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Known for producing waterfowl decoys and hunting gear, Five Rivers moved to Arkansas because of the state's stake in the outdoor industry.
    — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of gear
Verb
  • The pilots would not have been able to even see that airplane approaching them.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Madrid had also approached him but the 30-year-old Spain captain preferred a move to the Camp Nou.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of approach
Noun
  • Apart from the condition in the bottles, the liquid in them is the stuff of collectors’ wildest dreams.
    — Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The discovery that our world emerges from a microscopic world of molecules, which emerges from an even more microscopic world of subatomic particles (which in turn emerges from even stranger stuff) triggered the rewriting of our theories of matter.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuff
Verb
  • So far, none of those efforts has been successful, and opponents say hunting would do little to address the most problematic bears that tend to live closer to residential neighborhoods.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Democratic Party is focused on making sure the federal government addresses the needs of the country and its people, as only the federal government can do.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of address
Noun
  • Scientists have also found giant squid beaks (its biting apparatus) in sperm whale stomachs.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On Friday’s first night of competition in Phoenix, Rivera made an uncharacteristic mistake on the uneven bars, falling from the apparatus and scoring almost two points below her typical output.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of apparatus
Verb
  • Another warehouse belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries was also attacked to the east of Moscow, Vorobyov said, with a fire breaking out at the facility.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Crossing threat Undoubtedly, Coventry’s best attacking moments come from wide positions.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of attack

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“Tackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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