as in improves
to make better
worked on refining her backhand before the big tennis match
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Recent Examples of refines
Soothing botanicals, such as aloe vera and chamomile, keep the skin comfortable as the mask refines pores and absorbs excess oil.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Sep. 2025
That ritual reboots confidence, refines your messaging flow and restores energy to pitch with clarity and conviction.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
His first narrative fictional feature, Preparation for the Next Life, refines that sense of care and gentle touch to even greater effect.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Since the 2021 release of the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro flagship smartphones, Hasselblad has provided OnePlus (and its parent firm Oppo) with its digital imaging technology, which refines and improves the images taken on its smartphones' cameras.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
The high milk content and prolonged conching (which refines and polishes the chocolate) of this 33 percent bar results in melt-in-your-mouth creaminess.
—Rebecca L. Rhoades, Saveur, 20 Aug. 2025
India buys Russian oil at a discount due to sanctions, refines it into gasoline and diesel, and then sells the product back to regions that have sanctioned Moscow such as Europe, said Matt Smith, an oil market analyst at Kpler.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
As Ukraine experiments with swarms of autonomous interceptors and Russia refines jamming tactics, both sides are betting on training pipelines that can absorb new hardware in months, not years.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Pretraining is where most of the number crunching happens, and what follows is usually fine-tuning, which refines the model for specific tasks.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Sep. 2025
That ritual reboots confidence, refines your messaging flow and restores energy to pitch with clarity and conviction.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
His first narrative fictional feature, Preparation for the Next Life, refines that sense of care and gentle touch to even greater effect.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Since the 2021 release of the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro flagship smartphones, Hasselblad has provided OnePlus (and its parent firm Oppo) with its digital imaging technology, which refines and improves the images taken on its smartphones' cameras.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
The high milk content and prolonged conching (which refines and polishes the chocolate) of this 33 percent bar results in melt-in-your-mouth creaminess.
—Rebecca L. Rhoades, Saveur, 20 Aug. 2025
India buys Russian oil at a discount due to sanctions, refines it into gasoline and diesel, and then sells the product back to regions that have sanctioned Moscow such as Europe, said Matt Smith, an oil market analyst at Kpler.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
As Ukraine experiments with swarms of autonomous interceptors and Russia refines jamming tactics, both sides are betting on training pipelines that can absorb new hardware in months, not years.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Pretraining is where most of the number crunching happens, and what follows is usually fine-tuning, which refines the model for specific tasks.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refines
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Keeping your hands free while solo and on the move enhances alertness by minimizing distractions and improves reaction time for unexpected situations.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Ugg Duffield Throw Blanket II The blanket is made from a buttery-soft cotton blend and has a velvety finish with a trim border around the edges that improves durability and prevents fraying.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Kindle Scribe has always been about focusing on reading and writing without distractions, and this update simply enhances that experience without getting off track and adding fluff.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Oct. 2025
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Reinforce the business case by demonstrating how face-to-face collaboration fuels innovation, improves problem-solving, and enhances team performance.—
Peter Cappelli,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Refines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refines. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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