as in to adjust
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
the stand-up comic refused to tailor his routine for network television
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Recent Examples of tailor
Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
Your healthcare provider can make further recommendations tailored to your needs and lifestyle.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
As for the cooking: Namba and his team are hand-stitching two cuisines like master tailors.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Verb
From there, Prose will tailor a formula of clean ingredients.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
Your healthcare provider can make further recommendations tailored to your needs and lifestyle.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
In this story: For Reese: hair, Lacy Redway; makeup, Susie Sobol; manicurist, Nori Yamanaka; tailor, Curie Choi.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
As for the cooking: Namba and his team are hand-stitching two cuisines like master tailors.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailor
Verb
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The Knicks also adjusted their offense to mitigate Daniels’ relentless full-court pressure.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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So how can Johnson adjust his coaching to have success with Williams? 5.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In addition to rebuilding homes, recovery would require debris removal, reconstruction of power, water and sewer systems and fixing streets.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Outfalls are pipelines or tunnels that discharge municipal or industrial wastewater, storm water and sewer overflows to a body of water, according to the EPA.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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People often consider places like Buffalo, New York, Detroit and much of Ohio to be lower risk, said Kelsea Best, assistant professor at Ohio State University, who researches how people adapt to climate change.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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These insights can inform smarter business decisions and help adapt to changing industry dynamics.—
Pete First,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Somehow, the temperature ritual suited a farm boy from Missoula, Mont.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, the furniture style suits biophilic design—which connects the outdoors with home interiors—with its organic shape that nods to nature.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The difference, while unnoticeable to the untrained eye, was a detail the seamster wanted to get right.—
Cassandra Jaramillo,
Dallas News,
2 Feb. 2021
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Gilbert Baker is the seamster responsible for creating the most enduring symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement: the rainbow flag.—
Tim Fitzsimons,
NBC News,
3 June 2019
Verb
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Unstructured Data Challenges: Conversational data does not conform to rigid schemas.—
Mandar Khoje,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Within-group pressures also create stronger feelings of belonging among those who conform to the group’s internal norms, such as which political positions to support.—
Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2025
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The harsh reality of their task has pushed more streamers to help each other, easing previous tensions as alchemists created potions as temporary salves for wounds sustained in dungeon expeditions, weavers made cloth armor for healers and valuable bags to store items.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
2 Jan. 2025
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Marlowe didn’t set out to become one of Indian Country’s most unconventional weavers, though he’s been interested in the art since observing his maternal grandmother weave.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
USA TODAY,
30 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Avoid putting shade-loving plants alongside sun-loving varieties that need six or more hours of direct sunlight a day.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2025
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New research has validated that prediction and put meat on its bones.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Tailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailor. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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