perfecting

verb

present participle of perfect
1
as in finishing
to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done perfected the arrangements for their long-awaited European vacation

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2
as in improving
to make better an art teacher who seems to believe that you can always perfect a painting with some additional brush strokes

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Recent Examples of perfecting The team at Vienna Institute of Technology, led by physicist Thorsten Schumm, spent over 15 years perfecting the recipe for a crystal that could be used for a nuclear clock. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 Every persuasion surface the industry spent 30 years perfecting sits on a journey the customer no longer takes. — Himanshu Sinha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Sophie Darlington has been filming big African cats since the ‘90s and is still perfecting new ways to tell visually authentic stories of the Animal Kingdom. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026 Whitey’s Jolly Kone has spent decades perfecting every menu item and the proof is in the flavor. — Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 The key to perfecting these looks was incorporating just one unique silhouette, color, or pattern into the outfit. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2026 As Plasvic continues, perfecting the texture was one of the biggest priorities when developing Super Serum Skin Tint. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 July 2026 Le Teint Healthy Glow has the weightlessness of a powder paired with the skin perfecting qualities of a liquid. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 29 July 2026 With that, his exertions in perfecting his homegrown colony process—the green smoothie for caterpillars, testing procedures for parasites—came into clearer view for me. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfecting
  1. finishing
  2. improving
  3. completing
  4. enhancing
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  • At this time, there was just one photoshoot finishing up (see balloons video above), and by 5 pm I and the resident cats had the park to ourselves.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On the second floor, a construction crew worked on finishing twenty-eight hotel rooms, set to open next summer.
    — Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
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  • Fiddelke is also remodeling Target stores and improving staffing.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, having a comfortable chair for working can increase productivity while also improving your posture.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of improving
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  • Dragonfly Is Ahead Of Schedule Engineers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland recently delivered Dragonfly’s nearly 13-foot-long fuselage ahead of schedule after completing a month of structural testing.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The city says completing the improvements is an important investment for people who live and work near the tracks today, as well as future residents as Greeley continues to grow.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of completing
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  • The stakes are high, with victory on the track bringing in prize money and enhancing the team’s attractiveness to sponsors like Petronas and Microsoft.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Louisiana became the first to pass a film tax incentive, enhancing it in 2002; New Mexico and Georgia followed with their own programs.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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