fine-tuning
- present participle of fine-tune.
Example Sentences
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Late last night, the park indefinitely delayed its public unveiling, with a spokesperson citing additional fine-tuning that surfaced during its final days of testing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Earlier this week, AI lab Thinking Machines announced its latest Inkling model, which used outputs generated by Kimi K2.5 during the fine-tuning phase.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Nearly two and a half years of fine-tuning passed between publication of a draft rule and the final product.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
It’s likely there will be further fine-tuning in the months ahead, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
But before the new genre could become a universally addictive sensation it needed to undergo some fine-tuning, particularly in its choice of instruments.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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