Used in a Sentence

tackling

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tackling.

Editorial note

Most data scientists and companies may not be tackling these problems, but they certainly exist.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The process by which something is tackled or dealt with.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tackling gathered in one view.

noun

The process by which something is tackled or dealt with.

noun

The harness for drawing a carriage.

noun

(nautical) The tackle of a vessel.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tackling.

Example sentences

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Most data scientists and companies may not be tackling these problems, but they certainly exist.

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But while tackling racial biases and avoiding historical violence is a noble undertaking, he focuses his efforts describing the effects of police attitude.

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NET developers need to start tackling bigger problems and open source the solutions.

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Domain expertise will only be built by tackling a problem in that domain.

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But yes, tackling different kinds of problems and different kinds of program languages will certainly give you healthy and open-minded perspective about programming.

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We were doing things like multi-channel attribution and tackling view-based conversions years before they became a mainstream topic in the display ad world.

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Young talented people are already tackling really hard and high risk problems.

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There is the confusion argument - that people don't understand how to manage them, which is a problem we're tackling.

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If you can identify individual concepts used in a theorem, try to master them first in isolation before tackling the overall problem, if need be.

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This is great, glad someone is tackling making this experience better!

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Looks like they are tackling this head on with positive results.

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We're a small team tackling the absolutely massive mortgage market.

Quote examples

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Trade restrictions are tackling the "problem" from the wrong end.

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Her work is critical of various pillars of gender science, and most definitely does not refrain from tackling the "Greater Male Variability" hypothesis that gets so much mileage these days.

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Tackling this feels just like a regular programming sprint, but when it's done I usually take at least a month before moving onto the next "big" thing.

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The HealthExpense platform (think “Mint for healthcare”) helps consumers and benefits administrators make the most of their healthcare dollars — tackling the mundane and often unnecessarily-complicated tasks like submitting insurance reimbursement claims, paying bills, and tracking deductibles and flex-spending caps.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tackling in a sentence?

Most data scientists and companies may not be tackling these problems, but they certainly exist.

What does tackling mean?

The process by which something is tackled or dealt with.

What part of speech is tackling?

tackling is commonly used as noun.