as in adjustment
the act of making something slightly different
After a minor tweak, the computer seemed to run much better.
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as in to pinch
to grasp and move with a small forceful motion
Hey, you tweaked my nose!
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as in to adjust
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 to mock
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 tweak
Sal Vaglica, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
But its public roll out was set back by the COVID-19 pandemic, and likely influenced by design tweaks and pressures of the Ukraine war, Sutton said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Along with this new relentless fast pace, the Heat tweaked the offense to use fewer pick-and-rolls, fewer handoffs and fewer play calls while generating more paint attacks this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
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Noun
For years, that meant minor tweaks — slightly lighter frames, smoother wheels or better zippers — but the core design rarely changed.
—Sal Vaglica, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
But its public roll out was set back by the COVID-19 pandemic, and likely influenced by design tweaks and pressures of the Ukraine war, Sutton said.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
Rojas tweaked his rib cage making the throw home, and was eventually removed from the game.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Along with this new relentless fast pace, the Heat tweaked the offense to use fewer pick-and-rolls, fewer handoffs and fewer play calls while generating more paint attacks this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweak
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After adjustments were made to address this issue, 4o remained incredibly popular.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The halftime adjustment from Bengals coach Randy Looney was for Hollenbeck to actually set the ball screen and force the defensive forward to prevent the point guard from turning the corner into the lane.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Some gardeners choose to pinch those old flowers away every day to enhance the look of their plants, while others decide to wait until the entire flower scape stops blooming to cut the scape stem down to the soil line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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While Americans are pinching their pennies amid SNAP cuts, soaring housing costs, and mass layoffs, the ultra-rich are seeing unprecedented wealth gains.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The buttons control the cooking modes, temperature setting (up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit), and cook time, which can also be conveniently adjusted using the dial.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Since the advent of the transfer portal and the rise of name, image and likeness (NIL), there have been countless debates about how to create and adjust a system to establish guardrails when necessary.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Spicer was voted out after eight weeks of mocking from social media and the show’s judges.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Brown said, mocking the press headlines.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here.—
USA TODAY Network,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Smart eyewear and future lenses could display glanceable stats or even monitor biomarkers for research settings, while today’s standard contacts simply keep vision correction convenient for workouts and workdays alike.—
William Jones,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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His eyes twitched in rapid blinks, his lips disappeared as if cold fury were coursing through his body.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Picture objects levitating or twitching without external interference—or switching rooms.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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This interview has been edited for clarity and length.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Since then, Phlur has debuted another new body mist, Cashmere Skin, and teased a new Afterglow Eau de Parfum to launch before the end of the year.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Said Stanton, who wrote the screenplay for the original pic and won Animated Feature Oscars for directing Finding Nemo and Wall-E, and Harris did tease more in today’s press release announcing the trailer.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Tweak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweak. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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