as in to improve
to make better
worked on refining her backhand before the big tennis match
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What Happens Next Further studies and modeling will be needed to refine estimates of the rings' age and origin.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada and a fifth of the crude refined in the U.S. comes from Canada.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Private companies and others are working to refine the technology.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Amorim refined things further in the 81st minute, bringing Alejandro Garnacho and Manuel Ugarte on for Diogo Dalot and Casemiro.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
About 60% of U.S. crude oil imports are from Canada and a fifth of the crude refined in the U.S. comes from Canada.
—Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Private companies and others are working to refine the technology.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
Amorim refined things further in the 81st minute, bringing Alejandro Garnacho and Manuel Ugarte on for Diogo Dalot and Casemiro.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Refine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refine. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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