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Recent Examples of optimizing
The work right now isn’t fixing or optimizing.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Rather than optimizing for tasting room conversion or wine club signups, the brand focuses on staying culturally present between purchases through casual events, digital storytelling, and partnerships that keep the brand familiar when consumers do reach for wine.
—Erica Duecy, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Treating obesity is about improving and optimizing health.
—Jessica Firger, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026
An agentic marketplace is one where autonomous AI systems act with minimal human input—handling tasks such as creating listings, optimizing pricing, matching supply to specific user intent and completing transactions—in a collective, closed-loop process.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
One challenge is optimizing how people, from entry-level employees to the most senior executives, work best with agents.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Fetcherr serves as the strategic partner, working with C-suite executives to deliver solutions that meet the business' needs, whether that means maximizing market share, optimizing yield, or finding the right balance between revenue growth and operational efficiency.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
By intelligently optimizing pacing, framing, and cliffhangers for mobile viewing, the technology preserves the original narrative.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Ending a relationship, picking a new job or working through a loss can’t be fixed by looking at comparison charts or optimizing logic only.
—William Jones
january 21, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Rather than optimizing for tasting room conversion or wine club signups, the brand focuses on staying culturally present between purchases through casual events, digital storytelling, and partnerships that keep the brand familiar when consumers do reach for wine.
—Erica Duecy, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Treating obesity is about improving and optimizing health.
—Jessica Firger, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026
An agentic marketplace is one where autonomous AI systems act with minimal human input—handling tasks such as creating listings, optimizing pricing, matching supply to specific user intent and completing transactions—in a collective, closed-loop process.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
One challenge is optimizing how people, from entry-level employees to the most senior executives, work best with agents.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Fetcherr serves as the strategic partner, working with C-suite executives to deliver solutions that meet the business' needs, whether that means maximizing market share, optimizing yield, or finding the right balance between revenue growth and operational efficiency.
—CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
By intelligently optimizing pacing, framing, and cliffhangers for mobile viewing, the technology preserves the original narrative.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Ending a relationship, picking a new job or working through a loss can’t be fixed by looking at comparison charts or optimizing logic only.
—William Jones
january 21, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimizing
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With the advent of better cancer-screening tools, survival rates are improving, and wonder-drug therapeutics for many conditions are now on the market.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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In recent designs, AIP modules can extend underwater endurance from roughly two days to several weeks, significantly improving stealth and operational flexibility.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Utilities are spending billions of dollars upgrading their aging infrastructure, while data centers are prompting a surge in demand for electricity.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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The bank is funding the construction of bridges and toll roads, as well as upgrading metro infrastructure in the Philippines, where cities like Manila suffer from heavy traffic congestion.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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These systems optimize contrast, brightness, and color with machine learning algorithms that adjust to scene content and ambient light, significantly enhancing viewing quality without manual calibration.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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With plans for major renovations to Robb Field and Dusty Rhodes Park already approved by the city, the emphasis this time was on enhancing smaller parks that primarily serve local residents.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Optimizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimizing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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