tweaks 1 of 2

noun

Definition of tweaksnext
plural of tweak
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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tweaks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tweak
1
as in pinches
to grasp and move with a small forceful motion Hey, you tweaked my nose!

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2
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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3
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 Synonyms for tweaks
  1. adjustments
  2. adjusts
  3. corrections
  4. edits
  5. teases
  6. shakes
  7. adapts
  8. pulls
Noun
  • Traders will have to make position adjustments for Friday's jobs number today, instead of tomorrow.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Building flexibility into your commercial strategy can allow for adjustments if scientific findings change or if initial performance falls short of expectations.
    Linda De Jesus, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of adjustments
Verb
  • At least in the short run, this diluting might potentially have negative effects on the price per share as the market adjusts to the extra shares.
    Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Keep Original Shape is another setting that adjusts how much AI can modify a design’s original shape that’s been created in Art Text.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of adjusts
Noun
  • Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana and its corrections department for unlawfully imprisoning thousands of people for weeks and months after their sentences are completed.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of corrections
Verb
  • According to Cao, stans today create their own cultural moments (memes, conspiracy theories, fan edits) and have created communities that bring likeminded peers together online.
    Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
  • All that is required is some simple HTML coding, nothing advanced about this at all, which edits the mouseover text label which is displayed next to the link being hovered over while the actual URL is displayed elsewhere.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of edits
Verb
  • The first 15 seconds of the video teases an upcoming song, which will be featured on the third album of her Over It trilogy, Finally Over It, which is expected next year.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And, in number after number, the show teases us with the answer.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of teases
Verb
  • Looking around the restaurant patio at the Chateau Marmont, populated by folks famous and fame-adjacent, some whispering, others talking at a volume that seems less an invitation than a demand to eavesdrop, the filmmaker shakes his head and smiles.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Dexter has a panicked, sickened feeling after seeing his first dead kid, and the whole experience shakes him to his core.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of shakes
Verb
  • Regular assessment of system performance, collection of user feedback and identification of optimization areas can help ensure the ERP consistently delivers value and adapts to evolving operational requirements.
    Cory McNeley, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • This woefully misunderstood chick flick adapts seasonal George Michael lyrics into a bizarre romance.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of adapts
Verb
  • But the major bowl games allow locker room access, which pulls back the curtain (literally) on what a team is really like when no one is watching.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of each show, members from the audience get to sit in a big red chair and try to tell an anecdote before Norton, or a guest, pulls a lever that flips them backward.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of pulls
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