fine-tunes

verb

Definition of fine-tunesnext
present tense third-person singular of fine-tune
as in adjusts
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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  1. adjusts
  2. regulates
  3. puts
  4. adapts
  5. matches
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  • At least in the short run, this diluting might potentially have negative effects on the price per share as the market adjusts to the extra shares.
    Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Keep Original Shape is another setting that adjusts how much AI can modify a design’s original shape that’s been created in Art Text.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Like other Gazans, many Christians in the enclave say their lives have long been overshadowed by a cycle of wars with Israel and an Israeli-Egyptian blockade that tightly regulates travel and commerce.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Federal Aviation Administration regulates drones and light shows and permitted the Holiday Drone Show at Lake Eola on Saturday.
    Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • That mark puts the Pistons firmly in the mix for a Play-In Tournament spot in the Eastern Conference and just two and a half games back of a top-six seed.
    Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Difficult decisions have to be made and that always puts a strain on a relationship.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of puts
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  • Hot off the success of the horror hit Longlegs, writer-director Osgood Perkins adapts this Stephen King tale about gruesome deaths that start happening when twin brothers discover their father’s toy monkey in the family attic.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Winter jasmine is drought tolerant and adapts to a variety of growing conditions.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of adapts
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  • Those three assists give Crosby 1,033 for his career, which matches Mario Lemieux for the most assists in franchise history.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Among the players ahead of him on this list, only #23 Carl Yastrzemski matches that total.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of matches
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