OPTIMIZED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

optimized

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past tense of optimize

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Recent Examples of optimized Complex structures need to be optimized for actual manufacturing. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 For retailers early in their AI adoption, the company offers a shopping agent optimized specifically for fit and sizing, a significant and ongoing challenge in digital retail. — Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 And unlike so many of today’s EVs, they’re actually designed to look good, and expose more of the powerful brakes behind, rather than optimized solely to slip through the air more cleanly to aid range. — Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The Starship rocket’s PEZ satellite dispenser, optimized for Starlink, is an indication of the company’s priorities. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 Although designing chips is expensive up-front, the potential efficiency and economic advantages of having an in-house design that your models are optimized for may well outweigh the costs. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

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Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic winners Brookwood, Roswell and North Gwinnett all greatly improved their positions with wins last week at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Bera also urged the administration to ensure that the protections remain in place until conditions in Haiti have measurably improved.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

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At West Ham, Fernandes enhanced his reputation as a player who can not only drive his team forward but also play a key role out of possession, defending on the front foot.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Vuong’s photographs are displayed rather conventionally on the gallery walls, but the viewing experience is enhanced by images of his that have been printed on cloth banners that hang in the center of the space.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

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