optimize

Definition of optimizenext

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Recent Examples of optimize Because development is heavily driven by optimizing for isolated internal benchmarks rather than cohesive user workflows, the AI looks excellent on research charts but feels fragmented and rigid in real-world application. New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 Vivaia Filipa Round-Toe Stretchy Wool Knee-High Boot The peak of fall is approaching fast, so there’s no better time than now to optimize your footwear rotation for the season at hand. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 Over time, workers started managing themselves preemptively in accordance with the mandate of efficiency, optimizing their own calendars and lunch breaks. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 Marketing agents, sales agents, and service workflows may each optimize for local objectives while unintentionally fragmenting the broader customer narrative. Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for optimize
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Verb
  • The developers say automating pollination could reduce the need for manual labor, lower breeding costs, and improve the efficiency of hybrid breeding.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Back in 2004, the Chargers improved from 31st in points allowed to 11th after the arrival of new defensive coordinator Wade Phillips.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Brady Corbet’s 2024 film The Brutalist was demonized for using AI to enhance the accents of Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, and for using the tech to create architectural drawings and buildings in the style of Brody’s character, László Tóth.
    Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Having your franchise player, a future Hall of Famer, ask out in such a public way is only going to enhance that view.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Optimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimize. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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