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noun

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Recent Examples of tailor
Verb
Pirner did tailored a subsequent message for the Loons and his jersey-wearing audience. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025 Students can tailor their studies with electives in deep learning, natural language processing, data mining, generative AI, and intelligent robotics. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
Noun
Dan Quigley, who serves as retail director for British bespoke tailor Cad & The Dandy’s ready-to-wear location in New York, notes that a reversible zip gilet made with fleecy, 100% wool on one side and waterproof technical fabric on its reverse has proven an immediate best-seller. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025 The images feature the brand’s ready-to-wear, custom and bespoke suits, the latter of which are available by appointment with the company’s master tailor. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tailor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailor
Verb
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
  • By using the screwdriver to rotate this screw, adjust the side-to-side position of the cabinet door.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Previously, the treatment plant and field forces – the people who deal with the lift stations and sewer lines outside the plant – were separate departments.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • The agreement also stipulated that the TSA covers all utilities for the stadium, including electricity, water, sewer, air conditioning and television and internet access, as well as committing to the expensive security costs at NFL games.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • This is a custom layer within the mattress designed to adapt and cradle sleepers at any position.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 May 2025
  • Lydon emphasized that Prevost’s thinking on such issues could adapt over time but emphasized that as pope, Prevost must now contend with the beliefs of more than a billion Catholics spread across the globe.
    Eric Bradner, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • In the Respectability section, more traditional takes on suiting.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 4 May 2025
  • Their excellent form vindicates a pragmatic approach from Conte, who has adapted the team to suit the strengths of the players who came in late last summer.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • The difference, while unnoticeable to the untrained eye, was a detail the seamster wanted to get right.
    Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • Gilbert Baker is the seamster responsible for creating the most enduring symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement: the rainbow flag.
    Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News, 3 June 2019
Verb
  • The concept encourages lawn owners to take pride in their natural surroundings, but without the pressure to conform to a rigid, standard lawn appearance.
    Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
  • Typically, once the aid industry conforms to the whims of donor countries, the crisis is averted and business continues as usual.
    Zainab Usman, Foreign Affairs, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Hand-loom weavers suffered most severely—their wages, after briefly rebounding, collapsed permanently.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Once weavers completed the piece by hand in India, over 200 hours total had been put into creating the bride’s veil.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The last time Florida put a zero on the board through three periods?
    Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
  • Today, one extraordinary dining concept can put an entire region on the map for our clientele.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025

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“Tailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailor. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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