tweaks 1 of 2

noun

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

2 of 2

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 tweaks
Noun
But as this season’s street style demonstrates, a few styling tweaks can take the combination well beyond the room. — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026 But the tweaks might not be enough to rule out that possibility. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026 Feedback from athletes and consumers indicated even more interest in expanding the area around the front of the foot, so tweaks have been made to several road shoes models updated this year, including Hoka’s newest Clifton and Mach styles. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Engineers often discover new problems during integrated testing, requiring repeat tests and tweaks to procedures and hardware on the launch pad and the rocket. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 For this leaner, meaner Deafheaven, stylistic variety takes a backseat to speed and chaos, and when properly executed, subtle melodic or rhythmic tweaks wield the heft of the more tectonic transitions in the band’s defining songs. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 There had been small tweaks season to season as the series traveled to different locations — all of them telegraphed in the start-of-production slate photos that stealthily revealed the new logo (including the Season 4 one). — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The secret to how to use conditioner properly only requires a few tweaks to your routine. — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2026 The one line that has worked the least so far is the second, and that’s already led to Bednar making some tweaks. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
The company tweaks algorithms to prioritize reshares over likes — knowing full well that ragebait is the lion’s share of what gets reshared. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Someone gets hurt, or someone’s not ready, or someone tweaks something. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 In this case, that means getting a shiner to look like he’s been punched while Kirk tweaks the sensors just enough to put the recovered La’an on the trail of the wrong Kirk. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 Each one tweaks the machine’s power delivery and shift points. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026 The Odyssey tweaks Homer’s classic story into a moodier version of the swords-and-sandals epic—and represents a rare swerve away from tired sequels, cheap remakes, and creaky cinematic universes. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 Frick confirmed that no software tweaks to the car are needed to enable that performance at altitude. — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 The latter measures movement in three dimensions and predictively tweaks the myriad electronics for maximum performance. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026 The technique relies on an optimization algorithm that repeatedly tweaks an audio clip, measures the impact on the model’s response, and then uses this signal to further adjust the audio until the model does what the attacker wants. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweaks
  1. adjustments
  2. pinches
  3. adjusts
  4. mocks
  5. corrections
  6. twitches
  7. edits
  8. teases
Noun
  • Miller makes the statistical adjustments required to nail the probabilities inherent in the prices.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Bel glows with a kind of rude Californian health and goes once a week for chiropractic adjustments, including of her jaw.
    — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjustments
Verb
  • There will be a moment in the frenzy at the Estadio Azteca, probably as the teams take to the field or the first ball is kicked in anger, when Darren Thompson pinches himself to be witnessing all this first-hand.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Dad pinches my cheek between his first two fingers with a soppy look in his eyes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of pinches
Verb
  • The menus include a Light Brightness setting, which adjusts image brightness (and laser power) in 10 steps.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Find + Follow Air Purifier senses areas of high air pollutants in the home – such as where residents are cooking, smoking or burning candles – and adjusts its position to clean this air.
    — Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjusts
Verb
  • We are presented with a few potentially hissable villains, including an attorney for the state (Christian Rubeck) who mocks the Gheorghius’ faith and a frostily inflexible social worker, Gunda (Ellen Dorrit Petersen).
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is designed as an action flick as well as a portrait of a family dealing with tragedy and an insider’s look at an insular community that mocks harmful stereotypes without perpetrating them.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of mocks
Noun
  • Alison Wood Brooks, a behavioral scientist who teaches at Harvard Business School; Trymaine Lee, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; and Michael Cantrell, a former federal corrections officer.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • However, what's particularly interesting is how similar technical conditions developed ahead of the market's two largest corrections over the past year and a half.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of corrections
Verb
  • Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Definition of twitches
Verb
  • In her new role, Jenner will continue overseeing Fwrd’s digital creative direction, including designer selections, monthly trend edits and major marketing campaigns.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Lauren Swift writes, edits, and produces multimedia content for Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader.
    — Lauren Swift, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of edits
Verb
  • The renewal announcement teases new revelations coming to light, major character arcs and shocking twists next season.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Inez, our colleague, teases me with all of the wonderful descriptions of the Wisconsin State Fair.
    — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of teases

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“Tweaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweaks. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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