1
as in twitching
to grasp and move with a small forceful motion
Hey, you tweaked my nose!
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2
as in adjusting
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 mocking
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 tweaking
The deal keeps a twice-yearly climate credit, tweaking it so that a break on utility bills shows up during months when bills are the highest.
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Spend 10 minutes tweaking instead of blasting generic resumes.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
True, a lot of progress has been made since then, but it's mainly been in the realm of tweaking the system and cutting down on weight.
—David Szondy
september 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
But Moscow is tweaking its designs all the time.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
But, rather than tweaking the app to address those issues, Color Labs remained focused on signing up more users.
—Harvard Business Review, 27 Aug. 2025
The touch screen can be used with other widgets for switching performance profiles, controlling RGB settings, and tweaking other critical controls.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
The story of the Kim family and their Toronto convenience store blends generational and classic comedy by lovingly tweaking expectations about Korean parenting and stereotypes (Simu Liu cannot keep his shirt on as our first Asian himbo).
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Sometimes just tweaking the wiper arms using an adjustable wrench as a tool can quiet the noise and chatter.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
Calmatters, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Spend 10 minutes tweaking instead of blasting generic resumes.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
True, a lot of progress has been made since then, but it's mainly been in the realm of tweaking the system and cutting down on weight.
—David Szondy
september 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
But Moscow is tweaking its designs all the time.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
But, rather than tweaking the app to address those issues, Color Labs remained focused on signing up more users.
—Harvard Business Review, 27 Aug. 2025
The touch screen can be used with other widgets for switching performance profiles, controlling RGB settings, and tweaking other critical controls.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
The story of the Kim family and their Toronto convenience store blends generational and classic comedy by lovingly tweaking expectations about Korean parenting and stereotypes (Simu Liu cannot keep his shirt on as our first Asian himbo).
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Sometimes just tweaking the wiper arms using an adjustable wrench as a tool can quiet the noise and chatter.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweaking
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Koberidze opens with a montage of cats, foot traffic, street dogs twitching in their sleep, statues and trees casting long shadows across buildings.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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Prater, who was expecting gory details, is a little harder to read, though his face twitching doesn’t seem like a great sign.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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Nonetheless, with policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Adaptation shapes responses to match the level of risk, guiding users in the moment, and adjusting trust dynamically.—
Steve Riley,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Student accused of mocking Charlie Kirk death Camryn Giselle Booker, a student at Texas Tech University, was arrested on charges of assault after an altercation with students mourning the death of Charlie Kirk.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is seeking to identify and potentially discipline anyone who has made posts celebrating or mocking Kirk’s death.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Otherwise, the Galaxy Watch 8 has Samsung’s One UI 8 interface on top of Wear OS 6 to put its own spin on interacting with your watch, with support for gesture controls to dismiss an alarm by twisting your wrist or take a picture by double-pinching your fingers.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Aug. 2025
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Hypernova will ship bundled with an sEMG wristband, codenamed Ceres, that reads muscle signals in the wrist to enable discreet gesture controls such as pinching.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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His private 90-minute lessons focus on using smartphones to their full potential, covering topics like framing fast-moving animals, using advanced camera settings, and editing photos with apps.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The videos were apparently chosen for their clear depictions of celebrity faces, and are intended for use in training video-generation and video face-editing models.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Spotify has been teasing the high-fidelity format for years.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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On Instagram, Alcaraz — who defeated Jannik Sinner in four sets to win his second title at the prestigious tournament held in New York — shared a carousel of images, teasing the process of his hairstyle switch-up.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Practice rounds sometimes turn into showcases of raw talent, the kind that leave teammates shaking their heads at the sound off his club face.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Police alleged that the brain bleed was consistent with shaking an infant.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The September 8th Executive Order modifying reciprocal tariffs represents yet another twist in what has become a roller coaster ride for America's food system.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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That said, there are a lot of approaches to making biofuel that rely on modifying the fats found in plants or algae.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Tweaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweaking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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