fine-tune

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However, to fine-tune that thought, I don't think it's so much the same keywords as it is the same

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  1. transitive verb To make small adjustments in for optimal performance or effectiveness: "Advertising agencies kept fine-tuning the coolly calculated machinery of merchandising and hype” (New Yorker).

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  • A new Precision Editor allows the moviemaker to magnify a filmstrip and fine-tune the edit point. virtual band. —  Yahoo! News: Technology News
  • Plus, it's a 100-point scale, so you can fine-tune your vote with a near-Pitchfork level of precision. —  Pitchfork: Latest News
  • The Houston event drew a star-studded field, with 15 of the top 20 players in the world here to fine-tune their games before next week's Masters. —  Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News
  • We struggled a bit today getting a perfect balance and we still have some work to be done on both cars overnight to fine-tune the cars in order to get the best out of the package we have. —  Grandprix.com Current News
  • However, to fine-tune that thought, I don't think it's so much the same keywords as it is the same —  Search Engine Roundtable
 

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