fine-tuning

verb

present participle of fine-tune
as in adjusting
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-tuning Being out of office and fine-tuning the GOP allowed Trump to enter his second term free of restraints, Haberman and Swan said. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 28 June 2026 The optical sensor offers three tracking resolution settings—1,000dpi, 1,600dpi, and 2,400dpi—that are perfectly adequate for office work, but unlikely to impress gamers or users who enjoy fine-tuning every aspect of their hardware. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 21 June 2026 Right now, companies are fine-tuning their employee charts in this new transformation era—and down the line, businesses might look a whole lot different. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 May 2026 Data gathered from this trial will also help inform subsequent stages of fine-tuning the tech before it can be commercialized and rolled out widely. — New Atlas, 19 May 2026 Other ESPNers optimize each clip, fine-tuning titles, descriptions and thumbnails, which themselves have the capability to go viral. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026 For Snider, FilmNation was a chance to get back in the game of fine-tuning scripts and helping directors hone their work. — Brent Lang, Variety, 12 May 2026 In her seven months as president of Beast Industry Studios, Henson has noticed Donaldson growing more patient and fine-tuning his sense of when employees need encouragement. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s tsunami warning program has spent decades fine-tuning rapid message dissemination. — Ezgi Karasözen, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fine-tuning
  1. adjusting
  2. regulating
  3. putting
  4. matching
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  • By independently adjusting the signals, the team could examine how each component responded.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Ziaire Williams is adjusting to how the NBA is calling flopping this season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • In the absence of a federal law regulating them, the responsibility falls to local governments, said Ridout, who estimates that about 30 states have some type of rule or requirement regarding AI in political campaigns.
    — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The agency charged with regulating Colorado’s first-in-the-nation legal recreational marijuana market potentially put consumers at risk of using contaminated products, a new state audit found.
    — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of regulating
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  • Matthieu Blazy did the same thing in reverse at Chanel, putting a pink lace shirt under a great slouchy tweed coat.
    — Laurence Goldberg, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Yoko said her daughter simply tried to prevent an agitated resident from biting others by putting her hand around the person’s chin.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of putting
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  • Paltrow has a knack for finding unique, instantly covetable pieces, and her charcoal gray cardigan with a matching thin scarf is no exception.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Layering a vest under a blazer or coat in a similar, but not totally matching, hue can actually look even more intentional if styled well.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of matching

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“Fine-tuning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fine-tuning. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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