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
Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Modes like Conquest, Breakthrough, and Domination are all different variations on this concept with minor tweaks to the ruleset that defines each one.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
New York manager Aaron Boone believes Schlittler's abilities to learn from experience and to implement constant tweaks will again put him in a position to succeed.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
That shift requires more than programmatic tweaks.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Why do these design tweaks work so well?
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Best Amazon Prime Day Bedroom Furniture Deals Refreshing your bedroom’s style with just a few simple tweaks can amount to a surprisingly fun and unique change.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Small tweaks to your schedule could lead to major breakthroughs.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds look a lot like the 2022-era Liberty 4, and while there are tweaks here and there, you'd be forgiven for confusing the two.
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 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
Central Medical in Dallas Peggy tweaks her knee playing pickleball in episode 9, and has to go to Dallas to get an MRI.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Who ought to celebrate these selection rules tweaks?
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2025
Even as Sweetgreen tweaks its menu, reviews and ratings remain mixed.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
With the parity around the sport, though, those tweaks can have an outsized impact on the outcome of the game.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Modes like Conquest, Breakthrough, and Domination are all different variations on this concept with minor tweaks to the ruleset that defines each one.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
New York manager Aaron Boone believes Schlittler's abilities to learn from experience and to implement constant tweaks will again put him in a position to succeed.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
That shift requires more than programmatic tweaks.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Why do these design tweaks work so well?
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Best Amazon Prime Day Bedroom Furniture Deals Refreshing your bedroom’s style with just a few simple tweaks can amount to a surprisingly fun and unique change.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Small tweaks to your schedule could lead to major breakthroughs.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
The Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds look a lot like the 2022-era Liberty 4, and while there are tweaks here and there, you'd be forgiven for confusing the two.
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Riding Style Detection, meanwhile, analyzes your riding inputs and tweaks suspension settings on the fly.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 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
Central Medical in Dallas Peggy tweaks her knee playing pickleball in episode 9, and has to go to Dallas to get an MRI.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Who ought to celebrate these selection rules tweaks?
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2025
Even as Sweetgreen tweaks its menu, reviews and ratings remain mixed.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweaks
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Madrid have been owned by their socios (club members) since being founded in 1902 and any adjustments to that model would require them to approve it in a vote.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Finding the right balance of ingredients and making adjustments to maximize the material's strength and flexibility took several years and three different printing methods.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 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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For Spraggins’ colleague, Josie Wheeler — who still sometimes pinches herself at going from bartending to meetings with nuclear power plant operators — Accenture is a lifetime commitment.—
Andy Tonsing,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The brain eventually adjusts, but the body continues to degrade.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The agency adjusts its benefits every year based on inflation.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The exchange mocks our urge to impose order on the messiness of narrative.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Elon Musk wades back into UK politics, backs leader of new right-wing party, mocks rival.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Brian Philip from the Professional Standards Bureau to corrections retaliatory.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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In early July, Russell Oswald, New York commissioner of corrections, received a letter with a list of 28 demands for reform, signed by five inmates calling themselves the Attica Liberation Faction.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
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Faster edits shorten the path from decision to buyer, while aligned pages present cleaner information at the moment of choice.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Slovak edits a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including memoir, cultural history, science, and natural history.—
Paul Slovak
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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Click PLAY on the video above to watch the full Q&A, where Stowell also teases how Gibbs will cope with Lala’s accident and how his relationship with Diane will progress in Season 2.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
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Lady Whistledown teases a new, lusty season of Netflix‘s hit series Bridgerton.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Tweaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweaks. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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