as in to improve
to make better
worked on refining her backhand before the big tennis match
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Recent Examples of refine
Name the pattern, refine the message, and choose the path that expands your reach.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
The model, refined in places like Edward Lloyd’s coffeehouse in London, allowed commerce to expand beyond what any single balance sheet could sustain.
—Jim Williamson, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Those resources have enabled the company to manufacture chips that test alternate designs and rapidly iterate and refine successes—an advantage powerful enough that Google also decided to open its own fabrication facility.
—ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
Certain motor oils, typically for modern cars, are even more scarce because of where they are refined.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
The model, refined in places like Edward Lloyd’s coffeehouse in London, allowed commerce to expand beyond what any single balance sheet could sustain.
—Jim Williamson, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Those resources have enabled the company to manufacture chips that test alternate designs and rapidly iterate and refine successes—an advantage powerful enough that Google also decided to open its own fabrication facility.
—ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
Certain motor oils, typically for modern cars, are even more scarce because of where they are refined.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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That means repairing seawalls and bolstering shorelines, restoring wetlands, improving stormwater management and drainage, ensuring clean lakes, hardening infrastructure, and keeping homes and roadways out of the water.—
Anna V. Eskamani,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Duffy said the administration sees AI as a way to reduce workload for controllers and improve efficiency across increasingly crowded airspace.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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The idea is to enhance security at nonprofits that could be targeted for their ideology or mission.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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In advertising, innovations in AI have led to the capability to analyze huge volumes of data, to tailor ads to individual consumer preferences and behaviors, and to enhance personalization in advertising.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Refine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refine. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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