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
The Air Stratos is comfortable for all-day wear and has an easy-to-adjust dial in the back for fine-tuning the fit on the go.
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Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
Although the test is too late to guide current crop fertilization, the post-harvest evaluation can estimate N sufficiency levels during the corn growing season and provide a valuable tool for fine-tuning future nitrogen management strategies.
—Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
This includes fine-tuning customer experiences and gaining insights that adjust products, pricing and marketing to best meet customer needs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
So my editor and I spent a lot of time getting that sequence as fine-tuned as possible, but also working with our composer, Elena Kats-Chernin.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
Although the test is too late to guide current crop fertilization, the post-harvest evaluation can estimate N sufficiency levels during the corn growing season and provide a valuable tool for fine-tuning future nitrogen management strategies.
—Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
This includes fine-tuning customer experiences and gaining insights that adjust products, pricing and marketing to best meet customer needs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
So my editor and I spent a lot of time getting that sequence as fine-tuned as possible, but also working with our composer, Elena Kats-Chernin.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune
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Continuous risk monitoring evaluates each user’s risk level from their first interaction, dynamically adjusting verification measures as behavior evolves.—
Tamas Kadar,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article After moving from Texas and transferring to Joliet Catholic, Maddux and Vince Tindal have had to adjust to a new level of competition.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Colleagues in a healthy workplace regulate what’s acceptable and what grates with thousands of social cues that most don’t consciously register.—
Anna Jankowska,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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To help get through the day Music to regulate my emotions. Not a day goes by without speaking to Gosh, my wife.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
25 Feb. 2025
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In his writings on the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens for dominance in the Hellenic world, Thucydides remarked on the causes of an uprising in the city of Corcyra, where proponents of democracy overthrew a wealthy ruling class and put many of them to death.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Emmy-winning show puts an unlikely mix of reality TV stars competing to solve a murder mystery game in exchange for $250,000.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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These meaningful relationships can open doors, provide support and inspire growth in ways that superficial connections simply can’t match.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Apple says the phone has an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance, which matches most flagship phones across the industry.—
Eric Zeman,
PCMAG,
19 Feb. 2025
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With a real-time view of how work is evolving, organizations can adapt faster to change.—
Eric Mosley,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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This could result from machine-learning algorithms adapting to prevalent language patterns, leading to unexpected transcriptions.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tune. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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