verb
optimize
to make something as effective or functional as possible through systematic improvement
In a sentence
Six example sentences with optimize, each labelled with its topic.
Coaches optimize a rower's stroke by filming each session and adjusting one joint angle at a time.
Fitness
Bakers optimize an oven load by rotating trays halfway through, so the back row browns exactly like the front.
Cooking
Touring engineers optimize the speaker layout for each hall, moving stacks until the back rows hear the same mix.
Music
The founders optimized the signup page one field at a time until half of visitors finished instead of a fifth.
Startups
The adviser optimized the portfolio by trimming three overlapping funds and cutting the annual fees nearly in half.
Finance
The coach optimized the rotation by tracking how each five player lineup performed over thousands of possessions.
Basketball
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