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
With Tinker’s launch, Thinking Machines Lab is betting that the next frontier in AI lies not in building ever-larger models, but in democratizing access to advanced capabilities through fine-tuning tools.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Going back to junior would give him a chance to fine-tune the details of his game in the defensive zone and dominate playing heavy minutes.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The five-engine fine-tuning burn will be the baseline for Version 3 of Super Heavy, SpaceX wrote in the update.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
In that case, universities are fine-tuning their students for obsolescence, and the latter are paying handsomely for this privilege.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Going back to junior would give him a chance to fine-tune the details of his game in the defensive zone and dominate playing heavy minutes.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The five-engine fine-tuning burn will be the baseline for Version 3 of Super Heavy, SpaceX wrote in the update.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
In that case, universities are fine-tuning their students for obsolescence, and the latter are paying handsomely for this privilege.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune
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Jays starter Shane Bieber, who was tagged with a two-run Julio Rodríguez homer in the first, adjusted, going six strong innings with a steady mix of off-speed stuff.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The brain eventually adjusts, but the body continues to degrade.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The ocean regulates our climate, supports global trade, and feeds communities.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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American laws aren’t equipped to deal with the fast-moving ambitions of CEO Elon Musk, and Washington doesn’t seem in a hurry to regulate his company.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Yousef Obeid kicked a 25-yard field goal with just over four minutes remaining to put the Bears up for good in Murfreesboo, Tennessee.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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Green’s 11-yard touchdown run put Arkansas ahead 7-0.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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This one comes in the designer’s signature Check pattern in black, blue, and silver plus a floral White Flower Market design that matches its high tea kettle and dinner plate set.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Two tickets purchased in Georgia and two tickets bought in Illinois matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
12 Oct. 2025
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Kiss of the Spider Woman, as adapted for the screen by writer-director Bill Condon, is both a film version of the 1993 Broadway musical and a love letter to big old-fashioned movie musicals of the 1940s and '50s.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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Recipes for pumpkin bread date back to the 1830s and experts trace its roots to early American settlers who adapted European spice breads and puddings using the gourd popular among Native American tribes.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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