fine-tuned; fine-tuning; fine-tunes
1
a
: to adjust precisely so as to bring to the highest level of performance or effectiveness
fine-tune a TV set
fine-tune the format
b
: to improve through minor alteration or revision
fine-tune the temperature of the room
2
: to stabilize (an economy) by small-scale fiscal and monetary manipulations
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Consequently, Thompson has been seen online getting in several training sessions to fine-tune his jumper.
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Kelly Iko, New York Times, 24 July 2025
With the race at Spa-Francorchamps being a sprint weekend, teams will have a single practice session on Friday before sprint qualifying, and Ferrari will aim to fine-tune the SF-25's setup quickly for both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The aspiring master chef fine-tuned his buttery shrimp burrito bowl recipe with his uncle Anthony.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
The contrast between the FDA’s clinical lens and the raw realities in the Bonafide study highlights a critical disconnect that while the government fine-tunes regulatory pathways for hormone therapy, millions of women are left trying to make sense of perimenopause on their own, with mixed results.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 July 2025
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Kelly Iko, New York Times, 24 July 2025
With the race at Spa-Francorchamps being a sprint weekend, teams will have a single practice session on Friday before sprint qualifying, and Ferrari will aim to fine-tune the SF-25's setup quickly for both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The aspiring master chef fine-tuned his buttery shrimp burrito bowl recipe with his uncle Anthony.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
The contrast between the FDA’s clinical lens and the raw realities in the Bonafide study highlights a critical disconnect that while the government fine-tunes regulatory pathways for hormone therapy, millions of women are left trying to make sense of perimenopause on their own, with mixed results.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 22 July 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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