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
Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 May 2025
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is fully staffed for the season, but the local offices are responsible for tailoring forecast information and warnings for their areas, and many of them are missing multiple forecasters, technicians and hydrologists.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025
In a small tailor shop steps from the Vatican, Raniero Mancinelli is putting the final touches to the new pope’s vestments.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
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Verb
By leveraging vast datasets, AI will recommend treatment options tailored not only to clinical guidelines but also to a patient’s unique biology and preferences.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 May 2025
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is fully staffed for the season, but the local offices are responsible for tailoring forecast information and warnings for their areas, and many of them are missing multiple forecasters, technicians and hydrologists.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Noun
This year, however, ecclesiastical tailor Ranieri Manchinelli, also in Rome, has prepared the new pope's vestments.
—Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025
In a small tailor shop steps from the Vatican, Raniero Mancinelli is putting the final touches to the new pope’s vestments.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
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Verb
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The focus is on teaching and learning with a new playbook and minute but important details such as adjusting his footwork when receiving the snap.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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While some tariffs have been paused or adjusted since early April, many remain in effect.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Only four of those corresponded with overflows from the city’s sewer system during heavy rains in mid-July, when fecal matter was released into local waterways, posing a health risk to kayakers, rowers and anglers.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The future trash depot, which currently consists of two administrative buildings and a gravel lot, relies on a septic system and will need to be connected to the city’s sanitary sewer system, said Tia Anderson, a city planner and project manager.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The Prom Queen, meanwhile, is adapted from Stine's 1992 book of the same name, which was the 15th installment in the original Fear Street series.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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This essay is adapted from Jonathan Zittrain’s forthcoming book on humanity simultaneously gaining power and losing control.—
Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Those conditions suited him better than the slop at Churchill Downs in the Derby.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
18 May 2025
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Real leadership doesn’t need a stage, which suits introverts like me just fine.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
16 May 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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Due to its enormous economy and population, automakers have conformed to California’s rules.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Many of these clothes are displayed on models whose bodies conform to (and are sometimes edited to promote) hyper-idealized body standards.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Hand-loom weavers suffered most severely—their wages, after briefly rebounding, collapsed permanently.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Once weavers completed the piece by hand in India, over 200 hours total had been put into creating the bride’s veil.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump was given 10 days to put the injunction into effect, per the order accompanying the ruling.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Not to be overlooked, the move puts Airbnb in business with the largest concert promoter and live entertainment company in the world.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Tailor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailor. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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