optimizing

verb

present participle of optimize
as in improving

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Recent Examples of optimizing Rogers said his final year as CEO was spent optimizing the balance sheet, building capital flexibility and cleaning up a clear dashboard of metrics for his successor. — Chase Jordan july 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026 However, experts caution that optimizing robots for combat could divert development from practical industrial and service applications. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026 This creates a challenge for organizations still optimizing primarily for visibility. — Janita Pannu, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Following this budget, the Board of Education needs to immediately begin the internal work of optimizing operations of the district by looking ahead to the next fiscal year as soon as possible. — Jennifer Custer, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Sleep aids don't work well, so practice good sleep hygiene, including setting a regular bedtime and optimizing your bedroom for sleep. — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 July 2026 From a primer on optimizing your content for AI answer engines, to an explainer on the value of hiring—or waiting on hiring—a publicist, to advice for growing a social media following, consider this your playbook for marketing in 2027. — Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026 Theirs was the first company to specialize in optimizing design for performance, in both soccer and running. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 The companies that build what the next era actually needs, rather than optimizing what the last era produced, are the ones that define the future. — Vinod Khosla, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimizing
  1. improving
  2. upgrading
  3. enhancing
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  • Corson said raising the minimum wage and building more housing are both part of the solution for improving affordability.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • By selling more games digitally, the company has less need to manufacture physical boxes, and physical discs are eliminated completely, improving profit margins.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of improving
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  • Bathroom renos usually call for a change in tile, swapping the showerhead, upgrading the hardware, but rarely a toilet upgrade beyond a Toto.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026
  • The Final Waiver period was held on 7/21/26 with a few picks, mostly by teams upgrading or modifying their bench players.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of upgrading
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  • To build trust and integrate with international markets, Central Asian governments and banks are proactively enhancing compliance standards, often exceeding local regulations, to ensure transparent and secure financial transactions.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Sarandos said many of the shows have used AI tools for pre-vis, VFX, set references, and post-production, but also in the case of things like enhancing crowd shots or historical battle scenes.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Definition of enhancing

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