FINE-TUNES Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

fine-tunes

verb

present tense third-person singular of fine-tune

as in adjusts

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-tunes It fine-tunes how your iPhone works, sounds and protects your information. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025 Each new Songmont model undergoes wear testing; the brand fine-tunes and iterates its prototypes based on customer feedback. — Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 Victor fine-tunes his research, and eventually succeeds in bringing to life a patchwork man of superhuman strength, put together with body parts plucked from corpses left behind on a battlefield. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025

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As serotonin remains active longer, the brain adjusts by desensitizing some receptors.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Available in six muted colors, the sheets have a sateen weave that’s soft and smooth, with a bit of stretch to maintain a proper fit even as the bed adjusts.

— V BRAND STORIES, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjusts

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Niacinamide — a multi-functional ingredient that strengthens the skin barrier, regulates oil production, and calms and fades discoloration — is also in the mix.

— Claudia Fisher, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
There’s also research that indicates microplastics cause disruptions to our endocrine system, which regulates our hormones.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of regulates

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My analysis, built on the County’s framework and precedent, puts the exposure at a considerably higher level.

— Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
This is a callous continuation of the ongoing campaign by the same individuals and groups targeting Jewish people and the state of Israel, a pattern of antisemitism and misinformation that puts our community in grave danger.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of puts

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Clients are looking for a partner who grasps their objectives, assists with key financial choices, and adapts alongside them as their circumstances shift, said Scott Stearsman, head of Premier and branch banking at Truist.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Richard Brody’s incisive piece about adaptation speaks to the essential question of creative freedom as a filmmaker adapts a work of literature.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

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