as in to horse around
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Recent Examples of tinker
The warmer temperatures tinker with the health of the watershed.
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Jonathan Thompson, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Jimmy Fox is climbing the ranks at Fremantle, which continues to tinker with its executive set.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
In more than a dozen states, lawmakers looked at ways to tinker with their congressional maps to lift their candidates, stick it to the other party and gain House seats in November.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Donovan refuses to sit players or tinker with rotations to tip the scales toward losing — even with games that could affect the final placement of draft picks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Jonathan Thompson, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
Jimmy Fox is climbing the ranks at Fremantle, which continues to tinker with its executive set.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
In more than a dozen states, lawmakers looked at ways to tinker with their congressional maps to lift their candidates, stick it to the other party and gain House seats in November.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Donovan refuses to sit players or tinker with rotations to tip the scales toward losing — even with games that could affect the final placement of draft picks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinker
Verb
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Bevel was horsing around with the Reverend James Orange and Andy Young in the courtyard under King's balcony, according to Orange.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Andrew continued to live at the home and was often seen riding his horse around Windsor Great Park and photographed waving to crowds.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Days passed and bombs kept falling, while oil tankers idled on either side of the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran had effectively closed in retaliation for the war launched by Israel and the United States.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Many wells remain the responsibility of active oil and gas field operators and are subject to idle well management plans, bonding requirements and escalating plugging obligations under recent legislation.—
Tim Rathmann,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.—
Thomas Black,
Twin Cities,
21 Dec. 2025
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My request to ownership is don’t dawdle.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jonathan is standing over Coach, who is lounging in a hammock like a bruised banana that is too good to touch the counter.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2026
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As soon as it was delivered (with matching ottoman), our team was fighting each other off for a chance to lounge in the Bun chair.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Tinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinker. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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