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
Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Even a smartphone can capture the auroras with a few tweaks:
Use night mode or a long exposure setting.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Veteran wide receiver Hunter Renfrow — the team’s star of training camp to date — tweaked his hamstring and was in gym clothes for Wednesday’s practice.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
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Noun
Before our early game day brunch and the casserole's second appearance on our plates, my husband and I decided to make a few tweaks to fit our tastes even better.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Even a smartphone can capture the auroras with a few tweaks:
Use night mode or a long exposure setting.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
This took time and a number of corrections but his meals have been tweaked into some sense of normal, civil, dining.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Veteran wide receiver Hunter Renfrow — the team’s star of training camp to date — tweaked his hamstring and was in gym clothes for Wednesday’s practice.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweak
Noun
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His biggest adjustment was acclimating to the climate.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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While Wheeler's setback will force the Phillies to make adjustments, the team is also preparing to welcome Aaron Nola back to its rotation.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Edita would stop by unannounced to remind them of this, pulling up in her shiny black Escalade, barking orders, and pinching their biceps with a precise and acrylic force that even Evie could feel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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From a longer-term perspective, TSLA remains below resistance from the weekly cloud model, and the weekly MACD is pinched in a reflection of weakened intermediate-term momentum.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
4 Aug. 2025
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The multi-billion dollars and multi-state announcement is the second largest investment in company history when adjusted for inflation, trailing only behind the creation of Appliance Park, 4000 Buechel Bank Road, a GE Appliances spokesperson told The Courier Journal.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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When using a vacuum, remember to adjust the setting from carpets to bare floors.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Protestors were seen holding banners and placards expressing their frustration about Vance and the wider U.S. administration, as well as mocking the vice president.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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The event’s host, the actress Florence Foresti, openly mocked the movie’s prominence there.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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In these settings, errors can be admitted and leveraged for course corrections and improvements, and unconscious biases can be rooted out or minimized.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The week before that, state corrections officials had emailed ICE, informing the agency of his release date and setting up a custody transfer at a facility in Cañon City.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
11 Aug. 2025
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One of the 50 boys starts convulsing on the road, and as Jonsson and Hoffman’s characters walk backwards to see what happens, soldiers have their guns trained on his twitching body before a gunshot rings out.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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This is why after a snake is killed, its body will still twitch and move around, and why its head can still bite.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 July 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 WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Today’s edition of 5 Things AM was edited and produced by CNN’s Andrew Torgan.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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And we have been teased and fooled before in the near-quarter century since that last crown in 2001.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hours before the podcast episode premiered, the trio teased it once again, with Jason, 37, making an enthusiastic introduction for the pop star.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Tweak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweak. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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