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tuning up

VERB

bring into harmony

Synonyms

WEAK

accommodate adapt adjust attune conform coordinate dial fix harmonize integrate modulate pitch proportion reconcile regulate set string tighten

Antonyms

WEAK

break destroy harm hurt

VERB

harmonize

Synonyms

WEAK

accommodate adapt adjust attune conform coordinate dial fix harmonize integrate modulate pitch proportion reconcile regulate set string tighten tune

Example Sentences

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Otherwise, England will be tuning up and locking down selections.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

The Americans are tuning up for a World Cup that, they hope, avenges the disappointment of four years ago.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

It begins with what could be mistaken for the players tuning up for playing Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

Accelerator physicists have been slowly tuning up the LHC’s beams for months, Lamont says.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 12, 2022

When Ralph saw her coming he began tuning up to cry again.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers