fine-tunes

present tense third-person singular of fine-tune

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Recent Examples of fine-tunes 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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  • Initially, Ugarte is marked by Kevin De Bruyne, but once Mazraoui plays the ball to Mainoo, the Uruguay midfielder adjusts his position to be a passing option.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • California adjusts lottery prize amounts based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • The measure also regulates commercial cannabis activity and levies a 5% federal excise tax on marijuana products, rising to 8% after five years.
    A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Scientists have identified a protein that acts as a kind of traffic controller for fat inside cells, revealing a mechanism that could help explain how the body regulates energy storage and why things go wrong in metabolic disease.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This spending puts them in the same ballpark as Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City, but is still shy of Chelsea, who have spent more than £2bn in the same period, although their net spend will be much lower than that figure given their success at selling players.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Jaime Zehner, founder and principal designer of JZ Interiors, puts a Cali cool twist on traditional style.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The film very loosely adapts one tale from the lore of the titular Chinese protection deity, an eccentric-looking boy warrior of mystical, demonic birth.
    Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Exercise itself stresses the heart, towards the goal of boosting heart health in the long-run as the organ adapts.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This has led Alonso to give him playing time in all three La Liga matches so far, but a total of 22 minutes (and that coming at a time when Bellingham and Camavinga aren’t available) doesn’t seem to promise much for the season ahead.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The one who matches Wade’s description right down to his wavy brown hair and pure blue eyes.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Fine-tunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tunes. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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