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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The kitchen’s also been fine-tuned to deal with the volume of business that’s driven by summer visitors.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
After three years of experimentation and another two for fine-tuning the design, Boreyko and colleagues had their answer.
—Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Those fixes, such as fine-tuning a model’s responses to avoid dangerous outputs, can work in the short term but are easier to undo and can sometimes weaken the model in unintended ways.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Today’s release does not necessarily answer the question that business entity raised: Radiohead typically form LLP entities for tours, not reissues, and, historically, the band has not toured without a new album to fine-tune or promote.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Aug. 2025
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
After three years of experimentation and another two for fine-tuning the design, Boreyko and colleagues had their answer.
—Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Those fixes, such as fine-tuning a model’s responses to avoid dangerous outputs, can work in the short term but are easier to undo and can sometimes weaken the model in unintended ways.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Today’s release does not necessarily answer the question that business entity raised: Radiohead typically form LLP entities for tours, not reissues, and, historically, the band has not toured without a new album to fine-tune or promote.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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