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Recent Examples of tinker
Though courts struck down his first two versions of the travel ban, Trump kept tinkering with countries on the list to fight claims of discrimination.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
Also, recipients with complicated formulas — including those that change as Congress tinkers with the law — can sometimes see errors in their payments when they have been automatically recalculated.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Miranda Lambert, Postcards From Texas Lindale singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert has spent the last five years tinkering with her approach to Texas country music.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Bickerstaff’s entire rotation will need to be tinkered with to make up for Ivey’s lost production.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
Also, recipients with complicated formulas — including those that change as Congress tinkers with the law — can sometimes see errors in their payments when they have been automatically recalculated.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Miranda Lambert, Postcards From Texas Lindale singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert has spent the last five years tinkering with her approach to Texas country music.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Bickerstaff’s entire rotation will need to be tinkered with to make up for Ivey’s lost production.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinker
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Among racing’s many problems is that there are no dedicated air shipping companies that make moving horses around the country easy.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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Video went viral just days before the beginning of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Dujardin was seen repeatedly whipping a horse around its legs.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
5 Dec. 2024
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About 3 million workers were idled, and recovery has been mediocre at best.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hospitals are shutting their obstetrics units, and companies that sold baby formula are idling factories.—
Alexandra Stevenson,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Spurs dawdled during negotiations and, in the end, Slot stayed with the Dutch club for another season before joining Liverpool.—
Oli Gamp,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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Once again, the Packers — who still had two timeouts — diddled and dawdled and didn’t run another play until there were just 16 seconds left in the half.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
15 Dec. 2024
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Stormy skies and a roiling sea kept us from lounging on beaches or splashing in the water.—
Devon Fredericksen,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Bravo released the season 15 reunion looks on Thursday, January 16, sharing a photo of Lyons lounging on a white boucle sofa, donning the cozy look from Balenciaga.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Tinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinker. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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