as in to adjust
to make small changes to (something) in order to improve the way it works or to make it exactly right
fine-tune a TV set fine-tune the temperature of the room They're fine-tuning interest rates to achieve economic growth without inflation.
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Recent Examples of fine-tune
The plan for 2025 is to serve two to three large customers, focusing specifically on their agentic integrations so H can fine-tune the model and perfect the user experience before rolling it out more widely, Cloix said.
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semafor.com, 9 July 2025
As this is the last tournament before the final major of 2025, the field is chock-full of big names hoping to fine-tune their game.
—Dennis Esser, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Its manual focus ring and digital control ring give you the power to fine-tune your shots.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 4 July 2025
That decision didn’t just fine-tune Scheffler’s performance.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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semafor.com, 9 July 2025
As this is the last tournament before the final major of 2025, the field is chock-full of big names hoping to fine-tune their game.
—Dennis Esser, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Its manual focus ring and digital control ring give you the power to fine-tune your shots.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 4 July 2025
That decision didn’t just fine-tune Scheffler’s performance.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fine-tune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune
Verb
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Beginning in 2026, the credit will be adjusted annually for inflation.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
8 July 2025
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These agents can independently plan campaigns, test variations, adjust budgets and even launch A/B tests without human intervention.—
Saul Marquez,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Camps nationwide are regulated in a number of ways in order to prevent tragedies.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Unlike medications, supplements are not regulated by the FDA.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
8 July 2025
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Performance reviews may require a personal touch, but AI can help HR leaders put together hiring managers’ or supervisors’ feedback into a proper framework.—
Julie Hoagland,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Also, Offit says, researchers usually put forward an explanation about how the vaccine might be causing these deaths.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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Malone’s emphasis on packaging, design and narrative matches the premium travel-retail consumer mindset to a tee.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This season, the brand stuck to the classics: silk lounge sets were paired with black one-pieces, and bikinis were matched with flowy skirts and pants.—
Alyssa Hardy,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Native Americans during the earliest periods of contact with Europeans in Texas, according to Spanish records, also adapted to the prevailing cycles of seasonal flooding in the state's interior by modifying their economic trade cycles.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The novel was later adapted into a film starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor — herself a guest at the hotel.—
Harold Isaac,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tune. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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