Synonyms for tailoring
tai·lor·ing

Princeton's WordNet

1. tailoringnoun

   the occupation of a tailor

Matched Categories

1. • Trade

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1. List of paraphrases for "tailoring":

   sewing, couture, adapting, adaptation, adapt, dressmaking, adjusting, tailor

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How to use tailoring in a sentence?

1. Claire Wilcox:

   McQueen's collections were so enthralling and yet at the same time each garment was so beautifully crafted -- so you have this extreme attention to detail, fastidious tailoring, beautiful embellishments and incorporation of all sorts of different materials.

2. Zannah Mustapha:

   In the traditional African setting, when the husband dies, the wife is as vulnerable as the child, so, we created the widows program and give them livelihood skills such as tailoring,( jewelry) making, and then a host of other activities.

3. Dwayne Crawford:

   Consent decrees are sometimes appropriate to enact a shared goal. These agreements are not one-sided. The Justice Department has been given these tools by Congress and I believe it is important that The Justice Department consider all tools at The Justice Department disposal when tailoring resolutions.

4. Seema Yasmin:

   We've seen the spread of rumors and anti-science messages during Ebola, during Zika, the anti-vaccine movement is not new, and WHO's response often has been,' Oh, there's a really bad outbreak of measles in Eastern Europe, it's okay, we're going to disseminate pamphlets.' That's not enough when the anti-science messages are sophisticated, targeting vulnerable populations and really tailoring anti-science messages to groups that believe them.

5. Vivek Murthy:

   I think our goal should be – is to get to a place where we can pull back on these types of restrictions … as quickly as possible and as safely as possible, and in that process there will be, I think, a very important role that states and localities play in tailoring the approach based on their individual community circumstances.