fine-tune
verb (used with object)
to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
have fine-tuned
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present perfectof fine-tune.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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With TrackerSci, Cao and his colleagues have fine-tuned this technique even further.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
Although the nine overall factors themselves are the same as those first identified in the 2009 paper, researchers on the projects have fine-tuned some of these boundaries’ details.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 13, 2023
You can download numerous plug-ins that let the Stream Deck have fine-tuned control in apps like Zoom, Discord, Spotify, and more.
From The Verge ● Aug. 18, 2022
The city’s young activists have fine-tuned their strategies since Occupy Central in 2014, a months-long pro-democracy demonstration that ended without tangible victories.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
“If you’re Switzerland and you have fine-tuned manufacturing that’s hard to replicate, you can survive currency fluctuations,” said Peter Rosenstreich, head of market strategy at Swissquote Bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2018
