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
This holistic approach includes classroom sessions on swell forecasting and board design, fine-tuning board agility and turtle rolling in the pool, plus mobility work and post-surf massages.
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
With three straight road tests looming — Angel City, Portland and the Washington Spirit — Gotham will have ample opportunity to experiment and fine-tune its approach for the grind of the regular season.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
There, Black poets of all stripes could tune out the world and instead fine-tune their craft.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Pruning can help researchers fine-tune a small language model for a particular task or environment.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2025
With three straight road tests looming — Angel City, Portland and the Washington Spirit — Gotham will have ample opportunity to experiment and fine-tune its approach for the grind of the regular season.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
There, Black poets of all stripes could tune out the world and instead fine-tune their craft.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Pruning can help researchers fine-tune a small language model for a particular task or environment.
—Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune
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The post resonated with many developers who felt the company had sacrificed quality, choosing to artificially cap capabilities rather than adjusting their pricing model to reflect true costs.—
Andrew Filev,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The federal government argues the states can adjust their individual budgets.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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College leaders don’t want to recognize the athletes as employees, but that comes at a cost: NCAA attempts to regulate the market in arguably logical ways swiftly face antitrust lawsuits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Adams said the city’s airspace is highly regulated, pilots are well-trained, and the aircraft are well maintained.—
Philip Marcelo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Scott Taylor, lead mechanical engineer for manufacturer Lockheed Martin, put the effort in perspective in a 2023 news release.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Although the premium hospitality OVG Hospitality already provides in Las Vegas, Phoenix, London and Abu Dhabi resonated with the Lightning ownership, Granger said that a desire to put a local spin on Amalie’s food and beverage offerings helped win the bid.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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What to know about Mega Millions To score the jackpot in the Mega Millions, a player must match all five white balls and the gold Mega Ball.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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While one of White's boys matched the point guard in Pacers merch, the other repped the Indiana Fever in a Caitlin Clark jersey.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
20 Apr. 2025
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Business leaders must be comfortable with continuously adapting strategies to leverage AI advancements.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The social media company's lawyers pointed to other platforms adapting short-form videos like YouTube shorts, Snapchat, X (formerly known as Twitter) and LinkedIn as examples of similar responses to TikTok’s success.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tune. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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