1
: a general adjustment to ensure operation at peak efficiency
an engine tune-up
2
: a preliminary trial : warm-up
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Why waste your Saturday getting a tune-up for your RAV4 when a driverless Waymo doesn’t need a chaperone?
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Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Sixteen days later, Palencia was able to return to game action, getting a pair of tune-up outings, but was no longer the team’s closer.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Right-hander Michael King will make his fourth start since returning from knee inflammation in what will be a final postseason tune-up.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
For customers opting to install a heat pump, which provides both heat and cooling, Moffett provides installation and repair services, as well as annual tune-ups.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Sixteen days later, Palencia was able to return to game action, getting a pair of tune-up outings, but was no longer the team’s closer.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Right-hander Michael King will make his fourth start since returning from knee inflammation in what will be a final postseason tune-up.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
For customers opting to install a heat pump, which provides both heat and cooling, Moffett provides installation and repair services, as well as annual tune-ups.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Tune-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune-up. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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