fine-tuning

present participle of fine-tune

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Recent Examples of fine-tuning Being out of office and fine-tuning the GOP allowed Trump to enter his second term free of restraints, Haberman and Swan said. Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026 The optical sensor offers three tracking resolution settings—1,000dpi, 1,600dpi, and 2,400dpi—that are perfectly adequate for office work, but unlikely to impress gamers or users who enjoy fine-tuning every aspect of their hardware. Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026 Right now, companies are fine-tuning their employee charts in this new transformation era—and down the line, businesses might look a whole lot different. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 May 2026 Data gathered from this trial will also help inform subsequent stages of fine-tuning the tech before it can be commercialized and rolled out widely. New Atlas, 19 May 2026 Other ESPNers optimize each clip, fine-tuning titles, descriptions and thumbnails, which themselves have the capability to go viral. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026 For Snider, FilmNation was a chance to get back in the game of fine-tuning scripts and helping directors hone their work. Brent Lang, Variety, 12 May 2026 In her seven months as president of Beast Industry Studios, Henson has noticed Donaldson growing more patient and fine-tuning his sense of when employees need encouragement. Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s tsunami warning program has spent decades fine-tuning rapid message dissemination. Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tuning
Verb
  • Ingoglia developed a formula that uses local governments’ 2019-20 budgets as a baseline, adjusting for inflation and population growth.
    Zoe Millán, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The simplest one is adjusting your asking-versus-telling ratio.
    Inga Bielińska, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Hinojosa's platform focuses on affordability, public education, and regulating data centers.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The request to Congress would also include regulating sports agents and allowing conferences to pool broadcast rights.
    Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But if not, there’s nothing wrong with playing an experienced guy such as Fowler and not putting Lindstein in a position to fail.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Winfrey wore an all-white outfit consisting of a tweed jacket layered over a white tee, which was tucked into matching pants.
    Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Testing competing superconductors under matching conditions can help isolate differences caused by the materials themselves.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Fine-tuning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tuning. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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