as in to horse around
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Watch on Deadline Without tinkering with Shakespeare’s language, this R+J is full of youthful energy – and, what’s more, contemporary youthful energy.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
In 1959, an ambitious chemist named Dr. Paul Janssen first synthesized the pain reliever known as fentanyl while tinkering with the chemical structure of morphine.
—Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Tech companies are slowly but surely coaxing filmmakers into tinkering with their AI tools.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
Beginning in earnest with 2012’s Grief Pedigree, Ka has peeled away every extraneous layer from his work, tinkering like the Porsche designer until each part fits within another just so.
—Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
In 1959, an ambitious chemist named Dr. Paul Janssen first synthesized the pain reliever known as fentanyl while tinkering with the chemical structure of morphine.
—Ryan Hampton, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
Tech companies are slowly but surely coaxing filmmakers into tinkering with their AI tools.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
Beginning in earnest with 2012’s Grief Pedigree, Ka has peeled away every extraneous layer from his work, tinkering like the Porsche designer until each part fits within another just so.
—Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
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After five teenage boys are shown horsing around on a Malibu beach for a few seconds, the shot dissolves into Liam’s perfect coif, his unbuttoned shirt, his disarming smile.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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The Game of Thrones alum, 28, was seen horsing around with the British aristocrat at a polo match at his family's estate in West Sussex, England on Saturday, June 29.Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
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Cargo freighters and cruise ships, for instance, are often unable to connect to a port's electrical grid and must instead idle, relying on their onboard generators powered by massive diesel engines, which can lead to significant emissions and pollution.Leah Carroll, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Soon after the spill, Exxon Mobil halted operations at its three offshore oil platforms while Plains All American Pipeline idled the connected pipelines.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Ukrainian officials dawdled on implementing U.S.-proposed reforms to increase civilian control of the military, expand professional military education, and clean up the corrupt defense procurement system.Polina Beliakova, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2023
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His fingers dawdled over my remedies, but his gaze was locked on my face.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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For the Germantown resident, try the shirt with a sausage lounging on a bun, Burt Reynolds style.The Courier-Journal, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Make sure to choose a chair or couch that not only matches your style, but is great for lounging in for long periods.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Tinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinker. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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