TACKS (UP) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

tacks (up)

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present tense third-person singular of tack (up)

as in nails

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Anderson’s collaboration with this gifted young man nails the one thing that every great concert movie tries gift to those who could not be there for the original moment.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
The film’s most heartbreaking scene sees Davidson’s character singing to his daughter over the phone before a deadly shootout ensues, and the actor nails it.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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