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as in pinched
to grasp and move with a small forceful motion
Hey, you tweaked my nose!
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as in adjusted
to make small adjustments to
You can tweak the settings to customize the display. He spent considerable time tweaking the recipe.
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as in mocked
to make (someone or something) the object of criticism, amusement, or laughter
They're always tweaking me about my northern accent.
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Recent Examples of tweaked
Styling-wise, the rear fender has been tweaked, with the 16-inch wheels now getting a sweet two-tone treatment on CST cruiser tires.
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New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
During a 2023 trial, Google executives acknowledged that the company sometimes tweaked its advertising auctions to ensure the company met revenue targets, often without disclosing any changes to advertisers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Alan Dershowitz, the famed attorney who once counted Epstein as a client, submitted a spoof cover of Vanity Fair, tweaked as Vanity Unfair, with fake headlines speculating that Epstein was Jack the Ripper and had financed the terrorist group Al Qaeda.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
As concerns over crime in Cincinnati have risen, the city and business owners tweaked rules for The Banks, Red Bikes and food trucks.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
The rules have also been tweaked for accidental ‘double-touch’ penalties.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Iga Świątek have all tweaked their motions in the past couple of years.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
Matt Krohn/Getty Images The design has been slightly tweaked, but the all-time favorite style throwback will officially be the main jerseys the Jazz will wear for the upcoming season.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
During a 2023 trial, Google executives acknowledged that the company sometimes tweaked its advertising auctions to ensure the company met revenue targets, often without disclosing any changes to advertisers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Alan Dershowitz, the famed attorney who once counted Epstein as a client, submitted a spoof cover of Vanity Fair, tweaked as Vanity Unfair, with fake headlines speculating that Epstein was Jack the Ripper and had financed the terrorist group Al Qaeda.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
As concerns over crime in Cincinnati have risen, the city and business owners tweaked rules for The Banks, Red Bikes and food trucks.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
The rules have also been tweaked for accidental ‘double-touch’ penalties.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, and Iga Świątek have all tweaked their motions in the past couple of years.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
Matt Krohn/Getty Images The design has been slightly tweaked, but the all-time favorite style throwback will officially be the main jerseys the Jazz will wear for the upcoming season.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweaked
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Chinese consumers have even reported an increase in finger injuries as they get trapped or pinched.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Then Shelton’s shoulder pinched.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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At first, the poster was happy to meet someone new and even adjusted the reservation to make space.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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The two-year Treasury yield tracks expectations for the Fed’s rate policy, and has swiftly dropped as markets have adjusted to the prospect of rate cuts.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Former Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole liked an Instagram post that mocked current Warrior Draymond Green's basketball skills.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Comedians mercilessly mocked their audiences, and audiences liked to punch back.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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My hand twitched toward the phone, muscle memory stronger than willpower.—
Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The mechanism for raising and lowering the pen made a weak clunking sound and barely twitched.—
Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 June 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The announcement was made during a special episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, which previously teased the shakeup in an Instagram post the night prior.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of all the elements of their final fight teased in the show’s opening sequence, only the pool and the bloodied heel are of consequence.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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They were pulled from the Red Barn, a local landmark dating to the early 1900s in this small community southwest of the Keweenaw Peninsula.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Season 3 was the series’ most volatile yet, with every storyline pulled taut to the breaking point.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The rover landed within the crater to explore the ancient lake site in February 2021, seeking rocks created or modified by water on Mars in the past.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Whatever eventually makes it out of the committee will then be reviewed, modified and voted on by the House of Representatives.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Tweaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweaked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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