optimizing

verb

present participle of optimize
as in improving

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Recent Examples of optimizing Alibaba is also developing its own AI chips and accompanying software, as well as optimizing systems for leading Chinese models. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz,jenny Lee,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 But as Vogue Business reported earlier this year, a growing cohort of consumers are now defecting from tracking and optimizing their wellbeing altogether. — Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026 Organizations that anticipate change, continuously adapt and design for resilience will be better positioned than those optimizing only for today’s operating environment. — Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The researchers noted that their findings mirror industry trends from Bain & Company and Deloitte, where brands are optimizing their networks and prioritizing fewer, larger and higher-quality flagship stores instead of high store counts. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 By optimizing for the cheapest possible volume, Google is trading its long-term reputational authority for short-term balance sheet protection. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 Modern home technology is no longer only about optimizing tasks. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Cardio, strength training and stretching have long been the go-to approaches for optimizing health span and lifespan. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimizing
  1. improving
  2. upgrading
  3. enhancing
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  • Many of the biggest AI safety fears revolve around advanced models getting increasingly capable at improving their own performance, a technique known as recursive self-improvement, or RSI.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The numbers don’t favor an improving team in that regard — but remember, the Cowboys should have top quarterback play, top receivers, good-to-great offensive line play and a good-to-great run game.
    — Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of improving
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  • The Villas of Almaden is spending $100,000 to replace turf around 180 homes with water-efficient landscaping and upgrading its irrigation system, which dates back to the 1980s, to a high-tech system with weather sensors.
    — Paul Rogers, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • What detracts from the film is the clumsily emphatic foreshadowing of a dramatic plot turn, which is pretty much spelled out by an alarm company technician who sells Miguel on the wisdom of upgrading to a next-level home security system.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of upgrading
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  • Increasing India’s alternative energy production has been one of the key achievements of the Modi government, but its role in enhancing India’s energy security is limited.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The reason for that is because flushing fluids into the system this way can mask the detection of performance-enhancing substances.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of enhancing

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