FINE-TUNED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

fine-tuned

verb

Definition of fine-tuned

past tense of fine-tune

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 In the last few decades, this old mill town has fine-tuned its offerings as a premier destination for outdoor recreation, craft beer, and live entertainment. — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026 Enhanced drone production also meant that Ukrainian drones were fine-tuned and improved, where they were used to conduct strikes against Russian targets. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The company fine-tuned an official bottled version of the popular beverage that doesn’t require tea bags or a 20-minute wait and introduced it last summer. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 May 2026 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. — 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

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To compare years, The Post adjusted each cost back from 2025 using federal price indexes and HUD rents.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
The arm can also be adjusted at two hinges, allowing for more flexibility.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of adjusted

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At the federal level, ENDS are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, but states have the authority to restrict their sale in order to protect the health of their citizens.

— Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
The companies are regulated on the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, which has historically focused on overseeing soybean futures and oil derivatives.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

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After the break, Colleyville Heritage wide receiver Trevi Preische’s 10-yard TD reception helped the Panthers make some progress, but a 23-yard score from Caldwell put Argyle’s lead back to three-scores.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Congress answered with the Air Commerce Act of 1926, which put the Commerce Department in charge of commercial flight.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, the MacBook Neo runs on an A18 Pro chip, first released in iPhones and adapted to run macOS.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
The wondrous story was adapted by frequent Laika collaborator Chris Butler from the epic 2011 novel written by Colin Meloy (frontman for indie rock band the Decemberists, whose original music is featured here) and illustrated by Carson Ellis.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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