as in adjustments
the act of making something slightly different
After a minor tweak, the computer seemed to run much better.
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as in pinches
to grasp and move with a small forceful motion
Hey, you tweaked my nose!
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as in adjusts
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 mocks
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 tweaks
Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Make short-term tweaks, not long-term plans.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Any tweaks would lie solely with the software that manages the engines, given engine hardware is locked in until 2027 under F1’s homologation rules.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Little tweaks can free up a lot of time in your daily life.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
With better injury luck and tweaks on defense, a return to form next season is a good bet.
—Greg Cote
april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
But Armas has made some tweaks, too.
—Pj Green
april 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
With just a few tweaks, a small backyard can be bursting with life to become a hub for gardening, playing, and entertaining.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
But small tweaks can lead to big changes in performance.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
What tweaks, if any, will Mazzulla make to his system, which has featured a much heavier emphasis on offensive rebounding than in previous seasons (the Celtics are fifth in offensive rebounding rate, up from 18th in 2024-25)?
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
But that hearing was canceled at the Bears’ behest, so that tweaks to the legislation could be made, Pritzker said.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Akinyemi continually tweaks it to become more user-friendly and efficienton the back end.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
Under city rules, the Denver Department of Finance tweaks the minimum wage each year based on the Consumer Price Index.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
Check back regularly as the WJZ First Alert Weather team tweaks the forecast as new information comes in.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Tahoe tweaks the design of macOS's low battery alert notification.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Although Last Rites, in franchise fashion, ramps up the intensity, tweaks things, and carves its own intense, creative narrative niche.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
Tretorn — originally worn primarily on country club tennis courts, has received all kinds of funky and fun design tweaks and upgrades over the last decades.
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
Make short-term tweaks, not long-term plans.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Any tweaks would lie solely with the software that manages the engines, given engine hardware is locked in until 2027 under F1’s homologation rules.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Little tweaks can free up a lot of time in your daily life.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
With better injury luck and tweaks on defense, a return to form next season is a good bet.
—Greg Cote
april 6, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
But Armas has made some tweaks, too.
—Pj Green
april 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
With just a few tweaks, a small backyard can be bursting with life to become a hub for gardening, playing, and entertaining.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
But small tweaks can lead to big changes in performance.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
It's also retuned the Adaptive EQ feature, which tweaks audio output based on the seal created by the earcups and the mics measuring what's coming through the drivers.
—New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
What tweaks, if any, will Mazzulla make to his system, which has featured a much heavier emphasis on offensive rebounding than in previous seasons (the Celtics are fifth in offensive rebounding rate, up from 18th in 2024-25)?
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
But that hearing was canceled at the Bears’ behest, so that tweaks to the legislation could be made, Pritzker said.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Akinyemi continually tweaks it to become more user-friendly and efficienton the back end.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
Under city rules, the Denver Department of Finance tweaks the minimum wage each year based on the Consumer Price Index.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
Check back regularly as the WJZ First Alert Weather team tweaks the forecast as new information comes in.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Tahoe tweaks the design of macOS's low battery alert notification.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Although Last Rites, in franchise fashion, ramps up the intensity, tweaks things, and carves its own intense, creative narrative niche.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweaks
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The Mets’ offense seems to be boom-or-bust without a lot of in-between, and the defense is still making adjustments with so many players playing out of position.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the tilt-head design provides easy access to the bowl, perfect for making ingredient additions, scraping, and adjustments.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dad pinches my cheek between his first two fingers with a soppy look in his eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
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There’s the moment Stanton’s Håkon Werle pinches the back of his son’s neck, like a cruel master bringing his dog to heel.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Sep. 2025
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Riders set a target heart-rate zone in the Avinox Ride app, and the motor automatically adjusts its output to keep them there.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 10,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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Things move more regularly, bloating decreases and your stomach generally feels less chaotic once your gut adjusts.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tight end Assuming Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq is long gone, there’s only one who’s a potential option at 43 - Vanderbilt’s Eli Stowers, who Miller mocks to Miami.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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This seems like a reach, but many mocks now have Cooper, previously considered a second-round pick, going to the Jets in the middle of the first round.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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California’s sanctuary policies largely bar local police and corrections officials from conducting or assisting federal authorities in immigration enforcement, which state leaders say is not their responsibility and could undermine community trust in local police.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The restaurant reopened on April 1 after corrections to the critical violations were verified during a follow-up inspection.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Namely, what happens if something goes awry and a tool like CRISPR mistakenly edits a different spot, somewhere else in the genome?—
David Cox,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Late edits to a speech, and the resulting changes to the words on the screen, threaten to throw off his delivery.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The first clip, which THR can reveal here, teases the emotion, the intimacy, and the love triangle that audiences can expect from the series.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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The clip also teases some plot points of the sequel film to the original 2006 film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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