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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For that reason, sellers often prohibit using deal documents to train or fine-tune AI models—especially generative models.
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Rusty Wiley, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Sonos Roam 2 Speaker Deal The Sonos Roam 2 portable smart speaker packs a powerful punch thanks to its signature Automatic Trueplay feature, which fine-tunes your audio to your surroundings.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
Many of those came from the bench and Carrick’s task is to fine-tune Sesko’s all-round game next year.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The robot training center's primary focus will be on gathering all the data possible, across a diverse collection of robots, in an effort to be able to fine-tune methods to teach new bots old tricks.
—New Atlas, 25 May 2026
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Rusty Wiley, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Sonos Roam 2 Speaker Deal The Sonos Roam 2 portable smart speaker packs a powerful punch thanks to its signature Automatic Trueplay feature, which fine-tunes your audio to your surroundings.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
Many of those came from the bench and Carrick’s task is to fine-tune Sesko’s all-round game next year.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The robot training center's primary focus will be on gathering all the data possible, across a diverse collection of robots, in an effort to be able to fine-tune methods to teach new bots old tricks.
—New Atlas, 25 May 2026
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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