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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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2025
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If the freshmen can adjust quickly, the defensive possibilities for this group are pretty scary.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 June 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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With composable architectures, businesses gain the agility to adapt quickly to market demands, streamline workflows, and create personalized customer experiences.—
John Bruno,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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This story was adapted for the web by Obed Manuel and edited by Treye Green.—
Kaity Kline,
NPR,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Here are six other emerging hubs, with yachts best suited to explore each region.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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Also noteworthy was the natural, human-centric approach to the user interface, with the AI agent interacting in a warm conversational tone and doing so in a regional accent selected to suit the location being called.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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