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 squad will play a TBT tune-up against Kansas State’s alumni team at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson County Community College.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
The suite is packed with bonus features such as a VPN and system tune-up tools.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
Vondroušová recently had suffered a right hip injury ahead of the tournament, when the Czech slipped and fell on the grass at a tune-up event in Berlin.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 2 July 2024
Choosing to focus on the grass-court and hard-court portions of the season seemed to pay off, as Raducanu reached the semifinals at the Rothesay Open, a Wimbledon tune-up event, last week.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 18 June 2024
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2024
The suite is packed with bonus features such as a VPN and system tune-up tools.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
Vondroušová recently had suffered a right hip injury ahead of the tournament, when the Czech slipped and fell on the grass at a tune-up event in Berlin.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 2 July 2024
Choosing to focus on the grass-court and hard-court portions of the season seemed to pay off, as Raducanu reached the semifinals at the Rothesay Open, a Wimbledon tune-up event, last week.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 18 June 2024
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“Tune-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune-up. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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