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Common collocations with tackle in American Collocation

tackle verb

US /ˈtæk(ə)l/

successfully

effectively
successfully

If bullying is to be effectively tackled, it first has to be known about.

directly

directly
head-on

Waste management is a very serious issue for this council and one that we are committed to tackling head-on.

in a serious way

seriously
systematically

They claim to be the only party committed to seriously tackling the environmental challenges the world faces.

problem or subject

challenge
crisis
issue
problem
question
subject
task

We are tackling the problem of overcrowding on our commuter trains.

particular issue

anti-social behaviour
climate change
crime
discrimination
inequality
poverty
social exclusion

There is a new determination to tackle global poverty.