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Synonyms: Verb
acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, condition, conform, doctor, edit, fashion, fit, put, shape, suit
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I had my suit tailored. They tailored the show for younger audiences.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
This is a job tailor-made for the people elected to represent Ohio as a whole - the legislature and Attorney General. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com, "Gov. Mike DeWine calls Yostâs opioid lawsuit takeover plan a âserious mistakeâ," 28 Aug. 2019 Long ignored by pet costumers, guinea pigs started getting outfits tailor-made for their tiny frames a few years ago. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "PetSmart Just Revealed an Unbelievably Adorable Line of Guinea Pig Halloween Costumes," 21 Aug. 2019 Worried that the Pentagonâs bid seemed tailor-made for Amazon, rivals Oracle and IBM lodged formal protests last year arguing against the decision to award it to a single vendor. — Matt O'brien, latimes.com, "Amazon and Microsoft wage war over the Pentagonâs âwar cloudâ," 10 July 2019 Worried that the Pentagonâs bid seemed tailor-made for Amazon, rivals Oracle and IBM lodged formal protests last year arguing against the decision to award it to a single vendor. — Matt O'brien, latimes.com, "Amazon and Microsoft wage war over the Pentagonâs âwar cloudâ," 10 July 2019 The elegant room is split across four levels, tailor-made for opera and ballet performances by touring global groups. — Sarvesh Talreja, National Geographic, "Cairo beyond the pyramids: The ultimate itinerary," 30 July 2019 The content pedophile hunters post on Facebook is tailor-made to flourish there. — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, "Thereâs a global movement of Facebook vigilantes who hunt pedophiles," 24 July 2019 Worried that the Pentagonâs bid seemed tailor-made for Amazon, rivals Oracle and IBM lodged formal protests last year arguing against the decision to award it to a single vendor. — Matt O'brien, latimes.com, "Amazon and Microsoft wage war over the Pentagonâs âwar cloudâ," 10 July 2019 Worried that the Pentagonâs bid seemed tailor-made for Amazon, rivals Oracle and IBM lodged formal protests last year arguing against the decision to award it to a single vendor. — Washington Post, "Amazon, Microsoft wage war over the Pentagonâs âwar cloudâ," 9 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Jopling, meanwhile, wore a dapper suit, navy tie and light vest tailored by Huntsman. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "All About Ellie Goulding's 'Timeless and Classic' Custom Bespoke Wedding Gown," 31 Aug. 2019 The researchers are also developing a new version of the exosuit that will weigh 60 percent as much as the current model and will tailor its assistance to best fit each individual wearerâs shape and gait. — Jeremy Hsu, Scientific American, "An Innovative Robotic Exosuit Boosts Both Walking and Running," 16 Aug. 2019 The production of custom-tailored, trailer-ready, high-drama cover songs has become a cottage industry. — Alex Pappademas, The New Yorker, "How the Cover Song Conquered Movie Trailers," 31 July 2019 This model comes with two different tubes (one for blowing and the other for vacuuming and mulching), as well as a variety of attachments to help tailor your leaf-clearing experience. — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, "The 7 Best Leaf Vacuums to Make Yard Work Easy," 26 July 2019 The latter are envisioned as autonomous or semi-autonomous unmanned aircraft flying under control of the fighter pilot and custom-tailored to the mission. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "France Unveils Next-Generation Fighter Jet," 17 June 2019 Huntsville finally landing an amphitheater would be significant for live music fans here, because many touring acts specifically tailor concert production during warmer months for amphitheaters. — Matt Wake, AL.com, "Is Huntsville's music landscape set for radical change?," 20 Apr. 2018 Heâs being criticized in social media for his halting manner of speaking and for refusing to tailor his words to win points. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Mueller deserves our gratitude; Our next moonshot? Saving planet Earth; Feeling unsafe on the bus; George F. Will not âright wingâ (7/26/19)," 26 July 2019 That upper limit is automatically plugged into the Activ5 app and used to tailor the userâs workouts. — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, "La Jolla fitness startup booms after Apple stocks its device in stores," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tailor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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