as in to horse around
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Recent Examples of tinker
After sitting with the songs and tinkering to perfection, her debut finally arrived.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Just as with the players, who’d delivered year after year until last season’s sudden decline, there was no apparent reason for City to start tinkering with Pep Guardiola’s supporting cast when the 2024/25 season began.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
But now the action has shifted to the Senate where Republicans are tinkering with SALT and other key provisions, including potentially deeper cuts to Medicaid.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
Amos spent four years tinkering with the tracks on and off at home in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, in between increasingly big tours with this band and his solo project This Is Lorelei.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Just as with the players, who’d delivered year after year until last season’s sudden decline, there was no apparent reason for City to start tinkering with Pep Guardiola’s supporting cast when the 2024/25 season began.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
But now the action has shifted to the Senate where Republicans are tinkering with SALT and other key provisions, including potentially deeper cuts to Medicaid.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
Amos spent four years tinkering with the tracks on and off at home in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, in between increasingly big tours with this band and his solo project This Is Lorelei.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinker
Verb
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Running or horsing around with sparklers can also cause injuries and burns when users trip and fall.—
Justin Laube,
EverydayHealth.com,
2 July 2025
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Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Anyone who filmed the idling trucks could claim a portion of the money collected through the fine.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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The clothing description of the suspect that Romero provided his fellow officers didn’t match a description provided by a witness who spotted the shooter open fire, then run into an idling car that sped him away from the shooting scene, according to Fletcher.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
Verb
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But don’t dawdle too long: Mykonian nightlife is just minutes away.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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As if aware that engaging plot is not the story’s strongest suit, Nicholaw keeps his foot on the accelerator throughout, making sure nothing and no one dawdles as the production hurtles from one incident to the next.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Wear wide-leg linen pants out to dinner, to the beach, while lounging around the house, or even to the office.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 July 2025
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Out back, the yard is anchored by a 75-foot heated saltwater pool, with plenty of surrounding deck space for lounging under an umbrella.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
17 July 2025
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“Tinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinker. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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