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tinkering

NOUN

mending

Synonyms

STRONG

adjustment alteration ameliorating bettering correcting curing enhancing fixing freshening helping rebuilding rectifying refreshing relieving remedying remodeling renewing renovating renovation repair repairing restoration reviving

WEAK

patching up

Antonyms

STRONG

neglect

Example Sentences

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Huang says she’s looking to build a new system that serves every Angeleno, rather than tinkering with the one that exists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

They all contain cryostats like the one Marcel is tinkering with.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

After tinkering more, he landed on a story he liked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Omar Maniya, a doctor operating several urgent-care practices in New Jersey, got into building after tinkering with ChatGPT for a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Sometimes she’s late to meals because she spends so long tinkering in the greenhouse.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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