1
: a general adjustment to ensure operation at peak efficiency
an engine tune-up
2
: a preliminary trial : warm-up
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The suite has bonus features such as a VPN and system tune-up tools.
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PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Yet how to best prepare for Wimbledon opens up another wrinkle for players who must decide whether to rest up or play the week before in other tune-up tournaments on grass and risk fatigue.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 July 2025
McEnroe this week sounded a bit more optimistic during a pre-Wimbledon tune-up with reporters staged by ESPN.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
Still, a four-match losing streak punctuated by a Switzerland 4-0 blowout in the final Gold Cup tune-up is a not-very-distant memory.
—Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Yet how to best prepare for Wimbledon opens up another wrinkle for players who must decide whether to rest up or play the week before in other tune-up tournaments on grass and risk fatigue.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 July 2025
McEnroe this week sounded a bit more optimistic during a pre-Wimbledon tune-up with reporters staged by ESPN.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
Still, a four-match losing streak punctuated by a Switzerland 4-0 blowout in the final Gold Cup tune-up is a not-very-distant memory.
—Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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“Tune-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune-up. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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