fine-tuned; fine-tuning; fine-tunes
1
a
: to adjust precisely so as to bring to the highest level of performance or effectiveness
fine-tune a TV set
fine-tune the format
b
: to improve through minor alteration or revision
fine-tune the temperature of the room
2
: to stabilize (an economy) by small-scale fiscal and monetary manipulations
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With Tinker’s launch, Thinking Machines Lab is betting that the next frontier in AI lies not in building ever-larger models, but in democratizing access to advanced capabilities through fine-tuning tools.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Going back to junior would give him a chance to fine-tune the details of his game in the defensive zone and dominate playing heavy minutes.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The five-engine fine-tuning burn will be the baseline for Version 3 of Super Heavy, SpaceX wrote in the update.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
In that case, universities are fine-tuning their students for obsolescence, and the latter are paying handsomely for this privilege.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Going back to junior would give him a chance to fine-tune the details of his game in the defensive zone and dominate playing heavy minutes.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The five-engine fine-tuning burn will be the baseline for Version 3 of Super Heavy, SpaceX wrote in the update.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
In that case, universities are fine-tuning their students for obsolescence, and the latter are paying handsomely for this privilege.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fine-tune
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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