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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In the process, the team reviewed multiple samples, fine-tuning the bottle, the box, and overall packaging of Roué until all parties were satisfied.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Companies such as OpenAI fine-tune the models behind modern chatbots not just to imitate existing writing, but to use the particularly bland and cheerful style that any chatbot user recognizes.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 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
Each new Songmont model undergoes wear testing; the brand fine-tunes and iterates its prototypes based on customer feedback.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Companies such as OpenAI fine-tune the models behind modern chatbots not just to imitate existing writing, but to use the particularly bland and cheerful style that any chatbot user recognizes.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 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
Each new Songmont model undergoes wear testing; the brand fine-tunes and iterates its prototypes based on customer feedback.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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