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 the engine of a race car
fine-tune the format
b
: to improve through minor alteration or revision
fine-tune the temperature of the room
fine-tune a policy
2
: to stabilize (an economy) by small-scale fiscal and monetary manipulations
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Yaso distills that complex culinary tradition into a menu that ranges from hyper-casual to meticulously fine-tuned.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Researchers found that when people drank about 17 ounces of natural orange juice daily for 60 days, the drink actually fine-tuned their gene expression.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Focus on that and fine-tune the details on what that looks and feels like in every area.
—Tatianna Tarot, Refinery29, 2 Dec. 2025
Already, companies can fine-tune large language models after they’ve been trained.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
Researchers found that when people drank about 17 ounces of natural orange juice daily for 60 days, the drink actually fine-tuned their gene expression.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Focus on that and fine-tune the details on what that looks and feels like in every area.
—Tatianna Tarot, Refinery29, 2 Dec. 2025
Already, companies can fine-tune large language models after they’ve been trained.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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