1
: a general adjustment to ensure operation at peak efficiency
an engine tune-up
2
: a preliminary trial : warm-up
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The Strasbourg Open will be held until May 24, serving as a tune-up event for the clay-court Grand Slam, the French Open, which will be played in Paris from May 25 to June 8.
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
One of the videos that surfaced from those tune-up games featured Flagg splashing a 3 over Davis and then running the floor for an impressive and-1 put-back.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Those using Norton can take advantage of a collection of performance tune-up features, while those on the Bitdefender side of the fence get a secure deletion file shredder, for example.
—PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
The new-look Sun lost their first exhibition game in Seattle by 20, and now play the defending champion Liberty in Brooklyn on Friday in their final tune-up.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
One of the videos that surfaced from those tune-up games featured Flagg splashing a 3 over Davis and then running the floor for an impressive and-1 put-back.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Those using Norton can take advantage of a collection of performance tune-up features, while those on the Bitdefender side of the fence get a secure deletion file shredder, for example.
—PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
The new-look Sun lost their first exhibition game in Seattle by 20, and now play the defending champion Liberty in Brooklyn on Friday in their final tune-up.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
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“Tune-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune-up. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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