fine-tuned; fine-tuning; fine-tunes
1
a
: to adjust precisely so as to bring to the highest level of performance or effectiveness
fine-tune a TV set
fine-tune the format
b
: to improve through minor alteration or revision
fine-tune the temperature of the room
2
: to stabilize (an economy) by small-scale fiscal and monetary manipulations
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Rather than coding every behavior line by line, engineers can now fine-tune large models that already grasp objects, spatial relationships and task objectives.
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Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
At the time, such global successes were rare, but Jump, which fine-tuned a formula for coaxing hit franchises out of young talents, has helped manga and anime to enter the mainstream.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
For a player with the pedigree of St. Charles North’s Haley Burgdorf, offseason adjustments are often more of the fine-tuning variety rather than wholesale changes.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
These formulations, which fine-tune your skin’s pH and replenish hydration, live somewhere between face toner and essence, and the hype behind them isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2025
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Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
At the time, such global successes were rare, but Jump, which fine-tuned a formula for coaxing hit franchises out of young talents, has helped manga and anime to enter the mainstream.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
For a player with the pedigree of St. Charles North’s Haley Burgdorf, offseason adjustments are often more of the fine-tuning variety rather than wholesale changes.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
These formulations, which fine-tune your skin’s pH and replenish hydration, live somewhere between face toner and essence, and the hype behind them isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fine-tune
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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