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
This is essentially a perk tree for fine-tuning aspects of the game, like making canteens easier to fill in rivers or improving a gun’s firing rate.
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Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Later in the day, your humanitarian impulses or desire to assist someone might need to be fine-tuned.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
In our company, this policy has led to local clinicians fine-tuning best practices and introducing new technologies in their operating rooms, which have been propagated across the company.
—Len Wright, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
These systems will be fine-tuned based on the test results prior to the next stage of sea trials.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
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Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Later in the day, your humanitarian impulses or desire to assist someone might need to be fine-tuned.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
In our company, this policy has led to local clinicians fine-tuning best practices and introducing new technologies in their operating rooms, which have been propagated across the company.
—Len Wright, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
These systems will be fine-tuned based on the test results prior to the next stage of sea trials.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fine-tune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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Foiling yachts are typically equipped with software that adjusts the foils hundreds of times a second to maintain safe, level flight.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate.—
Max G. Levy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Last week, the Senate approved the stablecoin bill, establishing a framework to regulate these digital currencies that are linked to the U.S. dollar.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Haliburton put no weight on the leg and had his face wrapped in towels as he was taken to the Pacers’ locker room for evaluation.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Immigration arrests in Los Angeles have been headline news and the subject of legal disputes for the past few weeks, but Angelenos watching the drama play out on television and in their communities may be confused about who exactly is putting people in handcuffs and hauling them off.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine shakes hands with Coco Gauff of the U.S. after winning the first round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
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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Igor Jesus adapted quickly, clambering past Soares in the pecking order and registering six goals and an assist in his first seven starts.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Adding to its popularity, the book was adapted for the screen in 1971 and in 2019.—
Ombline Damy,
JSTOR Daily,
26 June 2025
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