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as in twitching
to grasp and move with a small forceful motion
Hey, you tweaked my nose!
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as in adjusting
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 mocking
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 tweaking
The governor also signed almost 100 bills into law Wednesday, mostly technical ones tweaking the language of existing laws.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The fastest, the Jesko Absolut, is claimed to reach 330 mph by tweaking the aerodynamics, reducing drag, and increasing stability.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Then pop off the front wheel of your two-wheeler, and attach the forks to the front-loader's steering mechanism, tweaking for rake.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
What if the show is actually tweaking tropes played for more straightforward comedy in everything from Just One of the Guys to Back to School?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
How airlines are expanding premium cabins Airlines are trying a variety of ways to capture premium demand, from tweaking the legroom in some rows to give some passengers extra space, to adding more business class seats and totally redistributing the real estate in their cabins.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
This is hugely helpful if the camera is out of reach and fantastic for tweaking settings without needing to menu dive on the camera's touch display.
—Craig Wilson, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
And even tweaking the status quo might not be enough.
—Gisela Carere, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
While there is surely much to come in this ongoing story — training camp officially begins Thursday at TRIA Rink — tweaking the offer to include more money for fewer seasons makes sense.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The fastest, the Jesko Absolut, is claimed to reach 330 mph by tweaking the aerodynamics, reducing drag, and increasing stability.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Then pop off the front wheel of your two-wheeler, and attach the forks to the front-loader's steering mechanism, tweaking for rake.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
What if the show is actually tweaking tropes played for more straightforward comedy in everything from Just One of the Guys to Back to School?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
How airlines are expanding premium cabins Airlines are trying a variety of ways to capture premium demand, from tweaking the legroom in some rows to give some passengers extra space, to adding more business class seats and totally redistributing the real estate in their cabins.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
This is hugely helpful if the camera is out of reach and fantastic for tweaking settings without needing to menu dive on the camera's touch display.
—Craig Wilson, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
And even tweaking the status quo might not be enough.
—Gisela Carere, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
While there is surely much to come in this ongoing story — training camp officially begins Thursday at TRIA Rink — tweaking the offer to include more money for fewer seasons makes sense.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweaking
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Any dairy farmer can tell you that biting flies are a pestilent scourge for cattle herds, which is why one so often sees cows throwing their heads, stamping their feet, flicking their tails, and twitching their skin—desperately trying to shake off the nasty creatures.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Prior to the 2024 incident, Mangione reportedly shared information on Reddit about a number of health issues, including struggles with back pain, brain fog, and twitching leg muscles.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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No team has had to deal with more injuries over the last few years as the 49ers, but also no team does a better job of adjusting on the fly.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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The chain will also be adjusting its holiday hours to stay open later on select days, Zapata said.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Katherine del Rio took to social media to post, then delete, a couple of Instagram Stories mocking Leah Lewis following the incident on the set of the CBS drama.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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It has also been used as a derogatory term, mocking immigrant culture in Lima during the mass migrations of Indigenous Andean people to Lima in the 20th century.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Pruning Young chocolate cosmos plants benefit from pinching back early the growing season.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bring edges of dough over apple mixture; shape into a ball, pinching and tucking dough edges to seal.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kurt's key takeaways Apple's new Preview app in iOS 26 makes editing and scanning documents easier than ever.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sana Biotechnology recently demonstrated the gene-editing approach by transplanting donor islets of beta cells into a patient after genetically modifying the cells to evade the immune system.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Now, as Meadow Lane is set to officially open its doors this fall, Nussdorf is just excited for people to finally try the food, especially after more than a year of teasing his TikTok followers.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, Motorola has already begun teasing international availability.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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In doing movements that don’t feel like a workout in the traditional sense but still leave you shaking and sore the next day.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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The child who was allegedly attacked on the bus could then be seen in the footage shaking her head multiple times before the video ended.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The researchers plan to address the light sensitivity issue by modifying how the vitamin interacts with the electrolyte and by improving the engineering of the flow cell itself.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Running shoe companies must abandon the practice of designing women’s footwear by simply modifying men’s shoes into smaller sizes and brighter colors, according to new research published in the journal .—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Tweaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweaking. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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