as in adjusted
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-tuned
Later, the Act was expanded and fine-tuned with the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
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Leslie Hoyle Guerra, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Even the Oracle of Omaha and longtime Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has fine-tuned his own hiring philosophy.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
Moreover, the growth of CNTs around the fabric is uniform, and morphology can be fine-tuned using reaction parameters such as temperature, gas composition, and how the catalyst is distributed.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Its nucleus is also far bigger than other notable comets, while its arrival time was fine-tuned to bring it within tens of millions of kilometers from Mars, Venus and Jupiter and be unobservable from Earth at perihelion, along with other unexpected properties.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Toastique was started in 2018 by former Division I cheerleader Brianna Keefe, who had fine-tuned her own avocado toast while at James Madison University.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Brown continued to lean on the turbo-sinker fastball that was his best pitch, but with the playoff opener against the Astros in mind, the righty also fine-tuned his four-seam fastball.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
The ride then soft-opens to a limited group, like fellow park employees or annual passholders, and is fine-tuned before opening to the general public.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the electrical circuitry and mechanical construction have been fine-tuned to provide a higher level of sound quality compared to previous models.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Leslie Hoyle Guerra, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Even the Oracle of Omaha and longtime Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has fine-tuned his own hiring philosophy.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026
Moreover, the growth of CNTs around the fabric is uniform, and morphology can be fine-tuned using reaction parameters such as temperature, gas composition, and how the catalyst is distributed.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Its nucleus is also far bigger than other notable comets, while its arrival time was fine-tuned to bring it within tens of millions of kilometers from Mars, Venus and Jupiter and be unobservable from Earth at perihelion, along with other unexpected properties.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Toastique was started in 2018 by former Division I cheerleader Brianna Keefe, who had fine-tuned her own avocado toast while at James Madison University.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Brown continued to lean on the turbo-sinker fastball that was his best pitch, but with the playoff opener against the Astros in mind, the righty also fine-tuned his four-seam fastball.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
The ride then soft-opens to a limited group, like fellow park employees or annual passholders, and is fine-tuned before opening to the general public.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the electrical circuitry and mechanical construction have been fine-tuned to provide a higher level of sound quality compared to previous models.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tuned
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From there, building operators get a clearer picture of what can be adjusted without disrupting daily operations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Skip sessions, or freelance your own schedule, and expectations need to be adjusted accordingly.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And actually, the Bell Telephone Company was that way at one point, but they were regulated.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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Banks are tightly regulated by laws meant to protect consumers from theft and fraud.—
Megan Cassidy,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cotten, who had already established herself as a force vocally, stepped forward and matched him energy for energy, the two of them bouncing off each other with a kind of loose, joyful chaos.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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The downpour surprised almost everyone, yet the day’s total rainfall matched the forecast—about two inches.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the major goal of the flight, along with putting the Orion through its paces, is to test the planning, procedures and flight control protocols for managing upcoming moon landing missions after a half-century gap between the Artemis and Apollo programs.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Joe hit three 3-pointers in an 85-second flurry to put the Thunder up 99-61 in the third quarter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But the Freezer Martini technique can and has been adapted to more standard specifications, and to absolutely wonderful results.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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The play was adapted by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Dominic Cooke.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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