as in adjusting
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-tuning
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
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
With the rise of large language models (LLMs) to the forefront, LLMOps adapted to support prompt engineering, fine-tuning and scaling inference costs.
—Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
That means fixing the penalties, fine-tuning the offense and coming together as a team.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
This reveals microglia as unexpected conductors in the brain's blood pressure orchestra, fine-tuning neuron-glia interactions through astrocyte pruning.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Engineers compare it to having a smart co-pilot inside the motor, constantly fine-tuning performance without the driver noticing.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
After three years of experimentation and another two for fine-tuning the design, Boreyko and colleagues had their answer.
—Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 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
With the rise of large language models (LLMs) to the forefront, LLMOps adapted to support prompt engineering, fine-tuning and scaling inference costs.
—Gaurav Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
That means fixing the penalties, fine-tuning the offense and coming together as a team.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
This reveals microglia as unexpected conductors in the brain's blood pressure orchestra, fine-tuning neuron-glia interactions through astrocyte pruning.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Engineers compare it to having a smart co-pilot inside the motor, constantly fine-tuning performance without the driver noticing.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
After three years of experimentation and another two for fine-tuning the design, Boreyko and colleagues had their answer.
—Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tuning
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Hassan’s team instead squeezed a photon’s intensity and demonstrated real-time control, fluctuating between intensity and phase-squeezing by adjusting the silica’s position relative to the beams.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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The August study argued that adjusting the definition of an EF5 tornado down slightly to 190 mph would result in an EF5 frequency that’s more consistent with decades past.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Letizia says his dispensary in Menomonee Falls supports regulating hemp, including requiring testing products and setting a statewide age restriction.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The heat exchanger is expected to be critical in regulating the substantial heat produced by hydrogen fuel cells, ensuring safety and efficiency in flight operations.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Or putting one inside a carry-on just in case.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Dumas turned Birkin’s dreams of an alternative carryall into reality — gifting her with a Birkin bag prototype and putting the silhouette on the market in 1984.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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What is the Powerball payout on matching 2 lottery numbers?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
5 Oct. 2025
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Pets are already the MVP of any household, and this matching Halloween costume depicts that beautifully.—
Kyley Warren,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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With his second swing adapting Pynchon, the writer-director managed to take many of the aforementioned ideas and themes that permeate the author’s oeuvre and transplant them into struggles unfolding in a version of our present day.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Baker, who has a law degree from the University of Texas, Austin, is adapting the fictional short story, which is inspired by her experience as a corporate attorney.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Fine-tuning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tuning. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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