modeling

verb

variants or modelling
present participle of model
as in customizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modeling
  1. customizing
  2. shaping
  3. matching
  4. adjusting
  5. adapting
  6. tailoring
  7. editing
  8. conditioning
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  • However, Craft House tailors its builds to suit owners' needs and there are lots of options available, including customizing its layout, selecting the building materials used, and even choosing full off-grid operation.
    — Adam Williams June 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2026
  • This hybrid mattress comes with many of the features Aiken notes, like customizing the firmness on both sides (a win for partners with different sleep styles), along with improved layers to provide more pressure relief.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
Definition of customizing
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  • Other trends, like buyers being less willing to wait for wine to age before drinking it, are also shaping the market.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
  • The wrinkle is that the platforms racing to own the layer where your meaning lives are the same ones shaping the standard meant to free it, so the right to export needs to live in your own contract.
    — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of shaping
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  • Austria, under Ralf Rangnick, play fluid, relentless football but Jordan made a decent fist of their first World Cup match, creating nine chances despite having just 37 per cent possession and matching Austria’s 11 shot attempts.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • In the series of photos, Brooks, 30, showed off her wedding look — a matching pink halter and skirt set with pink bow pumps — and shared a grainy Polaroid picture of her and Hemsworth, 36.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of matching
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  • These specialty farmers have found ways to adapt, in part by adjusting their harvest schedules to avoid the hottest parts of the day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The moment employees understand how their performance will be measured, many begin adjusting their behavior to improve the metric rather than the outcome the metric was designed to represent.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of adjusting
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  • This tactical ideology is what gives Morocco an edge, understanding what works so well in Europe and adapting it to their player pool.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Knoll is adapting her book for the screen and will also executive produce.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of adapting
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  • Then came more hits, like the hooded jersey dresses from his spring 2023 collection, most famously worn by Beyoncé, and his Working Girl tailoring from fall 2023.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
  • But there’s far more to borrow from the men’s runways than tailoring.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Definition of tailoring
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  • Organizing an exhibition is more like editing an anthology than writing a novel.
    — Lonnie G. Bunch III, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of editing
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  • How to Start Rucking Safely Experts recommend conditioning the body before loading up a pack, especially for men over 40 returning to exercise.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • Experts recommend conditioning your lower body and core before adding weighted distance, especially for men who have not trained regularly.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of conditioning
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