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
Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Anyway, there’s no tweak like the perennial tweak of casting, and boy, does this production put a pin in that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
If that’s too much work, though, the options menu includes a ton of inventive modifiers to tweak the difficulty in easier, harder, or simply weirder ways.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
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Noun
Day 3 took Luigi and me out to play all 18 holes – a chance to try out my tweaks in real playing time, and a chance to soak in that remarkable scenery.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Anyway, there’s no tweak like the perennial tweak of casting, and boy, does this production put a pin in that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
Verb
The 2002 Ferrari 575M Maranello facelift that followed merely tweaked around the edges; improving on a car so close to perfect was nearly impossible.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
If that’s too much work, though, the options menu includes a ton of inventive modifiers to tweak the difficulty in easier, harder, or simply weirder ways.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweak
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Such temblors are typically aftershocks caused by minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The week’s results include an additional adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation continues to pinch at consumers this spring.—
CJ Haddad,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Mason Fluharty took over and faced three batters, but left after allowing a one-out single to pinch-hitter Heriberto Hernandez.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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The supply and demand parameters have to be adjusted to a conscious mean.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Immediately, some Southern states adjusted their primaries to give them time to change voting districts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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In the ongoing fight for women’s equal rights, Pawol had proved a female baseball umpire can be second-guessed, proved wrong and humiliated by technology and mocked by howling fans on social media just like a man can.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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That staffer was later fired by Collins after posting a social media comment on behalf of the Collins campaign mocking a woman who attempted suicide after accusing Matt Lauer of rape.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Each of those pullbacks ultimately marked a major pivot low, leading not only to a recovery back toward the prior highs but eventually to new highs and multi-year advances before the next meaningful correction emerged.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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But performing normal error correction could keep some of these logical qubits stable for up to 90 rounds.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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It’s not made explicitly clear if these seemingly sympathetic kids are actually his worst bullies, but Machado-Graner’s eyes, lip twitch, and throat gulp in this short sequence tell a whole story in themselves.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Da Messina’s Annunciation famously excises the angel Gabriel, while Ghirri’s version further edits the event by also obscuring the Virgin herself.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In a new interview with People, Cipriano teased what viewers can expect of the Logan and Grace storyline.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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The Beats brand is no stranger to using high-profile sports stars to tease new releases.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2026
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“Tweak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweak. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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