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.
was fine-tuning
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past progressiveof fine-tune.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Berhalter’s priority through the fall was fine-tuning the World Cup squad, which advanced to the round of 16 before losing to the Netherlands.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023
The hard part was fine-tuning the pressure and temperature to reach peak foaming just as the dough is setting.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2022
Ms. Mar had asked the kitchen to plate two versions of a langoustine cocktail she was fine-tuning — one with the sharp shell still on, the other ready to eat.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
It was fine-tuning day Friday for Cal and Hawaii as the Golden Bears and Rainbow Warriors prepared for Saturday’s season-opening game of the U.S. college football season at Sydney’s Olympic stadium.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2016
In 2002, as the team was fine-tuning its algorithms, HSS determined that 8 of the 14 tracks on an album by a then-obscure singer had genuine hit material.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 12, 2010
