1
: a general adjustment to ensure operation at peak efficiency
an engine tune-up
2
: a preliminary trial : warm-up
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Roberts said Gonsolin will throw another rehab start — aiming for the five-inning marker — in Oklahoma City next week, and is on track with his tune-up.
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Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Many teams call players into extensive tune-up camps to prepare for Eurobasket.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Sunday’s regular-season finale against the lowly Brooklyn Nets presented an ideal tune-up: a chance to recalibrate the offense, reestablish chemistry, and walk into Round 1 with heads high.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
There’s no easing back in—no tune-up fights—just straight into the fire with a very, very good fighter in Joey Spencer.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Many teams call players into extensive tune-up camps to prepare for Eurobasket.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Sunday’s regular-season finale against the lowly Brooklyn Nets presented an ideal tune-up: a chance to recalibrate the offense, reestablish chemistry, and walk into Round 1 with heads high.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
There’s no easing back in—no tune-up fights—just straight into the fire with a very, very good fighter in Joey Spencer.
—Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tune-up
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“Tune-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune-up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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