optimize
verb
op·ti·mize
ˈäp-tə-ˌmīz 
optimized; optimizing
: to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible
optimize energy use
optimize your computer for speed and memory—
Charles Brannon
Charles BrannonExamples of optimize in a Sentence
The new system will optimize the efficiency with which water is used.
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Challenges and Solutions in Sustainability Implementing energy-efficient technologies and optimizing and reducing resource usage are common struggles in today’s corporate efforts to build a sustainable business model.
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Just as the Third Space breaks down traditional binaries, the 4th Space offers a domain for exploring AI's more nuanced, long-term impacts on society, and its potential to optimize interplays between individuals, communities, economies and nature.
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Good data can also help predict seasonal demand fluctuations and allow companies to optimize their inventory levels.
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Google notes that apps locked to portrait orientation are still resizable, which might make things look a bit weird if certain apps aren’t optimized.
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Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
Just as the Third Space breaks down traditional binaries, the 4th Space offers a domain for exploring AI's more nuanced, long-term impacts on society, and its potential to optimize interplays between individuals, communities, economies and nature.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Good data can also help predict seasonal demand fluctuations and allow companies to optimize their inventory levels.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
Google notes that apps locked to portrait orientation are still resizable, which might make things look a bit weird if certain apps aren’t optimized.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Optimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optimize. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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