refine
verb (used with object)
to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities.
refines
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present tense formof refine (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The creative team then reviews and refines multiple AI-generated versions of a scene before deciding which expressions and line readings best serve the story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Middle Eastern producers can’t get their crude oil to Asia, which normally refines the oil into fuel and sends it to Europe and elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
China mines about 70% and refines 90% of the world’s rare earths, which are used in electronics, cars, medical imaging, missiles, fighter jets and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Edwin Chen, whose 6-year-old business Surge AI refines AI models, is the wealthiest of the new class of AI billionaires, worth about $18 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 2026
A race builds itself for a million years, refines itself, erects cities like those out there, does everything it can to give itself respect and beauty, and then it dies.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
