as in to horse around
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Recent Examples of tinker
Andreas Makris and Kevin Finisterre — who are also known for exposing vulnerabilities in DJI drones — discovered the issue while tinkering with their own Go1s.
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Sam Sabin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
But tinkering around with Medicare is another matter altogether.
—Jay Cost, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
After offseasons of tinkering with new pitches, Ryan was able to come to come to spring training this year confident in his pitch mix.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
City leaders should keep their hands off this one street (include tinkering with the 4 a.m. closing time).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Sam Sabin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
But tinkering around with Medicare is another matter altogether.
—Jay Cost, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
After offseasons of tinkering with new pitches, Ryan was able to come to come to spring training this year confident in his pitch mix.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2025
City leaders should keep their hands off this one street (include tinkering with the 4 a.m. closing time).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinker
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Quit horsing around — the Clydesdales are back!—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the video, Payne is shown horsing around with a large outdoor crowd and his bandmates, encouraging the fans to quiet their screaming and then raise the volume all the way back up.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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The horrific crimes came to light after an MTA train conductor found the dead man, believed to be in his 40s, facedown on the floor of an idling R train at the Whitehall St. subway stop in lower Manhattan about 12:30 a.m.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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The plans for the idling come weeks after a Detroit Free Press report said hundreds of BrightDrop vehicles were lining a storage lot in Flint, Michigan.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2025
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Players dawdled on the ball in key moments, hesitant to make mistakes.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Skelly secured the Obama Administration’s commitment to buy his energy, but in the course of a decade the project slowly collapsed, as state powers dawdled and eventually refused to issue the necessary permits.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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The plan also includes an education center and a café and lounge open to the street.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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The image shows the daddy-son duo lounging on the sofa with Jack’s legs draped over his famous Dad’s.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Tinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinker. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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