tweak
verb (used with object)
to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist.
had tweaked
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past perfectof tweak.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Following the incident, xAI said it was actively working to remove the inappropriate posts, and X said it had tweaked its functionality to ensure it wouldn’t post hate speech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
And he had tweaked that knee before; he thought he could snowboard on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Then on third and 10, Mahomes, who had tweaked his ankle earlier in the drive, stood in the pocket to throw a 19-yard line drive to Valdes-Scantling in the end zone.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023
Concerns over GOF studies exploded 12 years ago when two researchers reported that they had tweaked H5N1 avian influenza in ways that made the virus spread more easily between ferrets, a model for human transmission.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 20, 2023
In a twinkling she had tweaked out a dozen hairs, which a constable handed across to Thorndyke, by whom they were at once fixed in a paper-clip.
From John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
