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as in pinched
to grasp and move with a small forceful motion
Hey, you tweaked my nose!
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as in adjusted
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 mocked
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 tweaked
Head coach Joe Mazzulla called Queta to the bench after less than four minutes and tweaked his rotation from that point forward, deploying the stretchier Luka Garza during Wembanyama’s minutes and using Queta against San Antonio’s more traditional backup center, ex-Celtic Luke Kornet.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, movie stars have tweaked their faces and bodies into a startling sameness that hews toward the most fascistic markers of beauty (extreme thinness, whiteness, no signs of the passage of time).
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis reported McIlroy tweaked in his lower back at the gym and withdrew as a precautionary measure.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Finally, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 tweaked the timing to make daylight saving time begin on the second Sunday of March and end on the first Sunday of November — a system that has held ever since.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Later, Frisell tweaked the tapes in the studio with the help of longtime producer Lee Townsend and engineer Adam Muñoz.
—Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
The list of changes, first unveiled last summer, has since been tweaked and adjusted.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The same systems used to process gases on the Moon can be tweaked for Mars.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
There are several aspects of the Reigns formula that had to be tweaked to work with The Witcher.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, movie stars have tweaked their faces and bodies into a startling sameness that hews toward the most fascistic markers of beauty (extreme thinness, whiteness, no signs of the passage of time).
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis reported McIlroy tweaked in his lower back at the gym and withdrew as a precautionary measure.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Finally, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 tweaked the timing to make daylight saving time begin on the second Sunday of March and end on the first Sunday of November — a system that has held ever since.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Later, Frisell tweaked the tapes in the studio with the help of longtime producer Lee Townsend and engineer Adam Muñoz.
—Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
The list of changes, first unveiled last summer, has since been tweaked and adjusted.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The same systems used to process gases on the Moon can be tweaked for Mars.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
There are several aspects of the Reigns formula that had to be tweaked to work with The Witcher.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweaked
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At one point during the scuffle, McGinnis was lifted from the ground as the officers and senator were trying to physically remove him, and his left hand was apparently pinched in the gap between the hinge side of the door and the adjacent molding.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hosts Newcastle United had 10 men for the whole of the second half but somehow pinched a 2-1 win in the final throes of the contest.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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New Orleans played without Dejounte Murray (illness), and coach James Borrego adjusted to the starting point guard’s absence by playing Murphy and Herb Jones in the backcourt and giving second-year center Yves Missi his ninth start of the season.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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That’s up from $6,730 in 1990, or 38% of the EU average and now roughly equal to Japan’s $52,039, according to International Monetary Fund figures measured in today’s dollars and adjusted for Poland’s lower cost of living.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The fact that the team is almost entirely composed of Americans with Italian heritage is by now well-known and lovingly mocked on both sides of the Atlantic.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Quotas, speech codes and identity politics now mocked as woke and un-American, often defied common sense.—
Maurice O'Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kearse twitched briefly after the lethal drugs began entering his system but stopped moving several minutes later.—
Freida Frisaro,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Through the scope, a polar bear twitched on the ice, 25 yards in front of me.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2026
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This interview has been edited and condensed.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Research from groups like the Intercultural Development Research Association and Arizona State University found that Black students are more likely to report being teased or discriminated against for their natural hair, compared to their non-Black classmates.—
Noelle Lilley,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The announcement comes after a weeklong social media campaign fronted by Fillion and Tudyk that teased news about the future of the beloved series.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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Her hair, with a neat middle part, was pulled back tightly into a low bun to frame her face perfectly, and it was all punctuated with a strong red lip.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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With the win, Minnesota (10-3-3-4) pulled even with Boston atop the PWHL standings with 39 points.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
19 Mar. 2026
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The district said breakfast service would be modified, morning prekindergarten was canceled and afternoon prekindergarten would operate on its normal schedule.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Staff,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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And the duct work may need to be modified.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Tweaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweaked. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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