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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Namba’s cooking is broadly French, fine-tuned with a distinctly Japanese attention to detail.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Over millennia, marine animals have honed ears and sonar-like abilities to read their world in vibrations and echoes, turning the ocean into a place both alive with sound and fine-tuned to its subtleties.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
By managing both hardware and software, Nebius is able to fine-tune performance for specific AI workloads, giving it a long-term competitive advantage.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Users can also fine-tune the listen to preference courtesy of four EQ presets.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Over millennia, marine animals have honed ears and sonar-like abilities to read their world in vibrations and echoes, turning the ocean into a place both alive with sound and fine-tuned to its subtleties.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
By managing both hardware and software, Nebius is able to fine-tune performance for specific AI workloads, giving it a long-term competitive advantage.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Users can also fine-tune the listen to preference courtesy of four EQ presets.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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