as in to adjust
to make small changes to (something) in order to improve the way it works or to make it exactly right
fine-tune a TV set fine-tune the temperature of the room They're fine-tuning interest rates to achieve economic growth without inflation.
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Recent Examples of fine-tune
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus researchers are attempting to fine-tune a groundbreaking procedure to cure blindness.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
The schools Giga connects use an app developed by Giga to maintain that connection and fine-tune it with data on the school’s connectivity throughout a school day.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2024
This is a time to fine-tune the details in both your personal and professional connections.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
Every aspect of this keyboard can be customized and fine-tuned to your preferences.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
The schools Giga connects use an app developed by Giga to maintain that connection and fine-tune it with data on the school’s connectivity throughout a school day.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2024
This is a time to fine-tune the details in both your personal and professional connections.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
Every aspect of this keyboard can be customized and fine-tuned to your preferences.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fine-tune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune
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What changed with eSTAR? With these evolving expectations, the FDA has also adjusted its enforcement mechanisms.Mike Kijewski, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jason Kelce is still adjusting to life in front of a camera!Escher Walcott, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, Justice Elena Kagan questioned the practicality of assessing the environmental effects that an agency cannot regulate.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
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This hormone is produced by the pineal gland in the brain and regulates sleep and wakefulness and tends to increase in the winter due to the lack of sunlight.Sherri Gordon, Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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The idea morphed into a bowl design that puts more of the 67.500 fans in the lower bowl than any other stadium in the league, also with the smallest upper deck in the NFL, says Evans, the designer of both SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The sightings have put intense pressure on federal agencies to provide more information about the sightings.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The need for a new No 10 in January continues to bubble below the surface; Aaronson’s decision-making and wastefulness in attack do not match the execution of his team-mates.Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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Some folks change their cases often, coordinating colors and patterns with their daily looks, while others choose one that reflects their continual style, matching any outfit or need for months to come.Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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Seals seem to be adapting to the changing climate by eating more warm-water fish, said Moon.Barbara Moran, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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Where brands often fall short is not adapting quickly enough to these changing expectations.Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tune. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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