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 front office duo has found a rhythm during their two years together, and that cohesion has helped them fine-tune their plans for this offseason following an NFC South division-winning campaign.
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Mike Kaye
april 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
When new taxes are introduced, the market tends to adjust quickly—especially in the luxury segment, where there’s more flexibility to fine-tune numbers.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
Just as email helped Adams fine-tune the strip’s workplace theme, the emerging dot-com boom helped make Dilbert an ideal comic for the mid-Nineties.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Basham said when the city was fine-tuning its policy around electric bike and scooter use, there was a conscious effort to not exclude people who depend on those kinds of devices for recreational enjoyment.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
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Mike Kaye
april 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
When new taxes are introduced, the market tends to adjust quickly—especially in the luxury segment, where there’s more flexibility to fine-tune numbers.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
Just as email helped Adams fine-tune the strip’s workplace theme, the emerging dot-com boom helped make Dilbert an ideal comic for the mid-Nineties.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Basham said when the city was fine-tuning its policy around electric bike and scooter use, there was a conscious effort to not exclude people who depend on those kinds of devices for recreational enjoyment.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune
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Stay flexible, adjust lightly, and let what feels enjoyable lead.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The rate paid is adjusted every six months by the Treasury Department and depends on inflation.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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In a sane world, Congress would put a stop to it and reassert its own power to regulate import duties; unfortunately, this particular GOP Congress seems content enough to be a lapdog watching Trump usurp them and damage the economy and our international standing.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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The legislature has also put in place more requirements for towns to have fair rent commissions, which are local bodies that have the ability to respond to complaints and regulate rents.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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If a drug retails for $100 and a hospital can buy it for $60, then charges the patient or their insurance the full $100 price, the hospital then has $40 to put toward other expenses.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Neto expanded and was able to put a ball into right field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Leaders broadly agreed that the shale revolution has buffered American consumers from the worst of the current energy shock in ways Europe, Asia, and Africa cannot match.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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And some of the state’s congressional Democrats are worried the impulse to match Republican partisan efforts would be bad for the American electorate.—
Ana Ceballos
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Lamborghini says the front and rear subframes are entirely new, while the carbon-fiber monocoque has been adapted specifically for the open-top configuration.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The first book was adapted for the big screen by Lim and her team, and became a smash hit, earning over $239 million worldwide.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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