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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 tailoring
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 31 Dec. 2025
In addition to offering the usual spiritual counsel, the Friend instructed them on cooking, farming, and tailoring.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
James Allen, after all, is in the business of tailoring jewelry to you and your desires.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Stefano Ricci, which celebrated five decades in business in 2022, has opened a new state-of-the-art logistics facility in Florence and relocated its tailoring atelier from the original site in the city center to Caldine, a small town close to Fiesole, Tuscany.
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The concept is not unlike the literary trope of regionalism or local color genre—telling the same core story, just tailoring the language and presentation for new audiences and global regions.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailoring
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To claim her prize for her role in Big Little Lies, Nicole Kidman wore a black lace bodice and sleek silk skirt from Clare Waight Keller’s debut couture collection for the house of Givenchy.—
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Jones later invited Moore to open his debut couture show for Fendi in 2021.—
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Despite adjusting the practice structure, simplifying the call sheets, and even moving Whitt to the sideline, the Commanders found no solutions.—
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The team focused on modifying the electrode surface rather than repeatedly adjusting electrolyte formulations.—
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Artist and writer Kevin Mellon is adapting the graphic novel from the feature script written by Peykoff and the Neese Brothers, who are known as co-executive producers of The Umbrella Academy.—
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The book has recently been reissued at what feels like a propitious moment, when modern treatments of Greek myth proliferate, many of them adapting stories about destiny and order for a chaotic and individualistic time.—
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Sale speculation has surrounded Puma since last September, and there’s been no shortage on who could be buyers for the German sportswear brand.—
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Its bra sizes range from 30–46 in bands and A–H in cups (up to 46DDD/42H), while loungewear, sleepwear, sportswear and underwear range from XS–4XL.—
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The Education Department advised borrowers to use a Federal Student Aid Loan Simulator to estimate their monthly payment amount, determine their eligibility for repayment options, and choose a new plan suiting their goals and needs.—
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While used in everything from suiting to hats to outerwear, the fabric’s most enduring expression is the tweed jacket, often in rich patterns including herringbones, glen plaids, and checks.—
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The brand makes outerwear that’s luxuriously stylish, but practical, too.—
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Put your out-of-season coats and extra outerwear in the coat closet instead.—
Verb
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The company is also conducting power-on tests of its first FAA-conforming aircraft.—
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By County Set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) each year and based on home values, conforming loan limits are typically used to determine maximum loan amounts for many mortgage types.—
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Typically more compact and traditionally (but not definitively) armless, side chairs can easily join an existing ensemble of furniture in several rooms, points out Lara Apelian, principal and founder of Lara Apelian Studio.—
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Long before audiences saw Glinda’s dazzling pink dresses or Elphaba’s dramatic layered ensembles on the big screen, Paul Tazewell was imagining how silhouette, color and texture would bring the witches of Oz to life.—
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“Tailoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailoring. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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