modeling

verb

variants or modelling
present participle of model
as in customizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for modeling
  1. customizing
  2. shaping
  3. matching
  4. adjusting
  5. adapting
  6. tailoring
  7. editing
  8. conditioning
Verb
  • Beachyville consists of 16 sheds the family bought from Home Depot and spent the winter building, painting, and customizing as an interactive experience.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • With options for soft blues, warm earth tones, classic grays, and muted pinks, the collection is a jumping-off point for customizing your color scheme.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of customizing
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  • Only 24 and with room to grow, but also real pedigree, Nico felt like the perfect, window-shaping addition.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This bra uses flexible jelly support for shaping and providing a natural-looking boost, while higher side bands offer more coverage around the underarms and back.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaping
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  • For two different transitions, the researchers measured displacements of about 240 ± 16 nanometers and 463 ± 20 nanometers, closely matching their theoretical predictions of roughly 232 and 464 nanometers.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after leaving the residence, DeLong initiated a call about a suspicious person after locating a man near a vehicle matching the description provided by the woman, according to the police chief.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of matching
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  • In that conventional view, the International Style (a term MoMA introduced in 1932) proliferated as an instrument of the Cold War, adjusting to local preferences but always faithful to its Franco-German origins.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Neiman’s team dated the snail’s genome duplication to less than a million years ago — incredibly recent in evolutionary terms, but long enough ago for the species to have begun the longer process of adjusting to its heavier genomic load.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjusting
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  • After their decades observing goatsbeard adapting to polyploidy in the lab, the Soltises can even predict which genes are most likely to get the boot and which are more likely to stick around.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Teams can spend less time rebuilding general-purpose capabilities and more time adapting models to specific vehicles, geographies, safety cases and applications.
    — John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of adapting
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  • Built in the mid-18th century as the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, 1 Savile Row later housed a diamond merchant and then the Royal Geographical Society before becoming a tailoring house in 1912.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond these general recommendations, though, tailoring meal timing to your specific internal rhythms can be more complicated.
    — Maggie Donahue, HEALTH, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of tailoring
Verb
  • The film features cinematography by Arlene Muller and editing by Rodrigo Ramos Estrada.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Just don't think this replaces dedicated, professional photo editing software.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of editing
Verb
  • Grip strength, for example, is predictive of many different things, but it can be affected by arthritis, stroke or even simply not conditioning those muscles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • It’s infused with star ingredients like nourishing lemon peptides, conditioning vegetable ceramides, protective bamboo extract, and more to give you your healthiest do yet.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of conditioning
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