as in adjusts
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-tunes
It fine-tunes how your iPhone works, sounds and protects your information.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Each new Songmont model undergoes wear testing; the brand fine-tunes and iterates its prototypes based on customer feedback.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Victor fine-tunes his research, and eventually succeeds in bringing to life a patchwork man of superhuman strength, put together with body parts plucked from corpses left behind on a battlefield.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Each new Songmont model undergoes wear testing; the brand fine-tunes and iterates its prototypes based on customer feedback.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Victor fine-tunes his research, and eventually succeeds in bringing to life a patchwork man of superhuman strength, put together with body parts plucked from corpses left behind on a battlefield.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tunes
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Real-time obstacle detection means the K1 identifies and navigates around objects in its path, while dynamic cutting adaptation adjusts its approach based on terrain changes.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Doughty added that the band adjusts its set to match the diverse audience the festival attracts.—
Alex Distefano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Layered moisture management technology regulates temperature and wicks away moisture, and down alternative gives it just the right plushness for your preference in soft, medium, and firm varieties.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Apr. 2026
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While the Federal Aviation Administration regulates airspace, local governments control land use, giving Cobb County the final say on whether the drone hub could be built at that specific site.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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That puts the onus on Wallace, who is coming off season-ending shoulder surgery in December.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Twenty-six cars involved in that wreck, which puts it up there with one of the biggest ever.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The findings point to a system that adapts under stress rather than failing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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And while it’s often associated with sprawling garden beds, zucchini adapts beautifully to container growing.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
1 May 2026
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Its 28-game start matches the expansion 1962 Mets — who lost 120 games — along with 1964 and 1983 for the second-worst in team history behind an 8-20 opening in 1981.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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That matches statistical data on trust in medical researchers and scientists in general and is in line with past measures of trust in scientists.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Fine-tunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tunes. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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