as in to improve
as in improve
We need to optimize our website for improved performance.
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Recent Examples of optimize
That effort has grown into a statewide adaptive assessment program, with more than 150 miles of trail now designated as adaptive-friendly or adaptive-optimized, meaning either safely passable or purpose-built for adaptive bikes.
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Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Embassy also offers dedicated production suites and a podcast room optimized for creative production, writing sessions, and voiceovers.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
There is enormous pressure on these companies to optimize AI to make money in the short term by convincing people to use it, rather than advance science or cure disease in the long term, and to create systems that entirely replace workers rather than merely help them.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
But without art there’s nothing to architect or optimize.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Embassy also offers dedicated production suites and a podcast room optimized for creative production, writing sessions, and voiceovers.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
There is enormous pressure on these companies to optimize AI to make money in the short term by convincing people to use it, rather than advance science or cure disease in the long term, and to create systems that entirely replace workers rather than merely help them.
—J. Xavier Prochaska, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
But without art there’s nothing to architect or optimize.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimize
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There are certainly areas for all parties to improve, Hernandez said.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Still, in regions where the most robust legal protections and protective programs have been put into place, female farmworkers say things have started to improve.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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By enabling submarines to deploy and recover unmanned vehicles while remaining hidden, the technology enhances both mission flexibility and operational safety.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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The new definition of Mormon perfection looks different now, but that’s not to say the pursuit of looking naturally beautiful is easier than looking artificially enhanced.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Optimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimize. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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