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
Kraft Heinz, for example, has fine-tuned the messaging around its existing product lines.
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Ryan Baker, CNBC, 22 July 2025
And Apple will also fine-tune its iOS software for the new form factor.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Blending different barrels’ contents can also fine-tune these brews.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
This iconic mic sounds great, looks great, and features quality physical controls like a volume knob to help you fine-tune your sound.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
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Ryan Baker, CNBC, 22 July 2025
And Apple will also fine-tune its iOS software for the new form factor.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Blending different barrels’ contents can also fine-tune these brews.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
This iconic mic sounds great, looks great, and features quality physical controls like a volume knob to help you fine-tune your sound.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fine-tune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune
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Would making tweaks like wearing earplugs or adjusting the temperature of the room help solve the problem?—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
2 Aug. 2025
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And employees who want jobs shaped around them need to bring clear ideas and be willing to adjust along the way.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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At some point, perhaps, Congress might even craft legislation that gives more direct guidance on how the EPA should regulate greenhouse gases.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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The crypto law, known in the chambers as Bill No. 247, is a renewed and more robust legislative effort to regulate cryptoassets in Panama, introduced in 2025 by Alternate Deputy Solís.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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None of the four players sent to the Mariners made the Hall of Fame — putting Fister one up on Doyle Alexander.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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The state health department distributes $12 million in SNAP-Ed funding annually to half a dozen agencies who, in turn, put staff in schools, senior centers, food pantries and farmers markets to teach food stamp recipients how to eat healthier and live a more active lifestyle.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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Given their soaring popularity over the past three years, matching their Euro 2022 success on Sunday would propel them to another stratosphere.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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In investigating the spill, compliance officers did not interview workers who were familiar with an incident matching the description, the case file shows.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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Gazans have adapted to chronic danger, living in a state of hypervigilance, emotional numbness, and dissociation amid the slow erasure of any imagined future.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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Moreover, diarrhea and other digestive effects can be affected by the following factors: Despite these influential factors, the gut can adapt to higher quantities of xylitol.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tune. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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