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
Namba’s cooking is broadly French, fine-tuned with a distinctly Japanese attention to detail.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The initial entry feels limited, but the downloadable content and expansions fine-tune elements and turn each entry into a fantastic experience.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Over millennia, marine animals have honed ears and sonar-like abilities to read their world in vibrations and echoes, turning the ocean into a place both alive with sound and fine-tuned to its subtleties.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Users can also fine-tune the listen to preference courtesy of four EQ presets.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
The initial entry feels limited, but the downloadable content and expansions fine-tune elements and turn each entry into a fantastic experience.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Over millennia, marine animals have honed ears and sonar-like abilities to read their world in vibrations and echoes, turning the ocean into a place both alive with sound and fine-tuned to its subtleties.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Users can also fine-tune the listen to preference courtesy of four EQ presets.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tune
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By carefully adjusting the conditions of its trap and then releasing it briefly, the researchers could measure its velocity distribution.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Originally devised in the mid-1990s by financial adviser Bill Bengen, the rule suggested retirees could safely withdraw 4 percent of their portfolio in the first year of retirement and then continue withdrawing the same amount, adjusted for inflation, each year after.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Your liver also plays the very sweet role of regulating your blood sugar levels by releasing glucose and storing glycogen when appropriate.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Among its 14 plant oils are argan kernel and rice bran, which regulate sebum production and loosen dead skin cells, respectively—and, together, leave your pores looking significantly smaller and your skin significantly smoother.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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But Karl Maybach’s greatest contribution to the wonders of European civilization were his enormously powerful diesel engines that gave birth to the very first high-speed trains of Europe, emphatically putting steam trains out of business.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Studies put misread rates between 10% and 35%, depending on conditions.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The long silhouette with trumpet hems that ended mid-calf continued throughout the collection — as skirts worn with blouson coats, as dresses with matching flyaway scarves and ties, and as trench coats.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Single tickets sold California, Iowa, Maryland and Massachusetts matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million each.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
14 Sep. 2025
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The story was also adapted as a Gene Barry feature film in 1958 and Tom Cruise’s version directed by Steven Spielberg in 2005.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Teammates have lauded both his skill set and ability to quickly adapt to coach Kyle Shanahan’s system as well as his presence in the locker room.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tune. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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