as in to adapt
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
after going on the night shift, he found it difficult to adjust his sleep schedule adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste
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Recent Examples of adjust
School is back in session in Season 2 with America adjusting to Homelander’s iron fist while, back at Godolkin University, the mysterious new Dean, Cipher, preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 31 May 2025
This would be the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history, and the 2026 funding would be the agency's lowest since 1961 when adjusted for inflation, according to The Planetary Society, a nonprofit exploration advocacy organization.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 May 2025
The focus is on teaching and learning with a new playbook and minute but important details such as adjusting his footwork when receiving the snap.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
That's starting with support for Gmail, which allows AI Mode to adjust based on things like booking emails and online purchase receipts.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 31 May 2025
This would be the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history, and the 2026 funding would be the agency's lowest since 1961 when adjusted for inflation, according to The Planetary Society, a nonprofit exploration advocacy organization.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 May 2025
The focus is on teaching and learning with a new playbook and minute but important details such as adjusting his footwork when receiving the snap.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
That's starting with support for Gmail, which allows AI Mode to adjust based on things like booking emails and online purchase receipts.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjust
Verb
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With composable architectures, businesses gain the agility to adapt quickly to market demands, streamline workflows, and create personalized customer experiences.—
John Bruno,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But in sunny Southern California, many of our native plants adapted to hot, dry summers by choosing that time to go dormant.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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That could be a service reminder, a birthday postcard or an offer tailored to recent behavior.—
Ryan Ferrier,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Many people also seek support from personal trainers, who can teach safe methods for working out that are tailored to their personal fitness goals.—
Jennifer Steinhoff,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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In Feeding Ghosts, the disconnect between Sun Yi’s training and instincts as a journalist, and the requirements of the increasingly totalitarian Communist regime to make reality conform to their narrative, literally drove her insane.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The Trump administration's pressure on Harvard is part of a broader Republican effort to push universities, law firms, the media, the judiciary and other traditionally nonpartisan institutions to conform to the president's political agenda.—
Peter Aitken
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Trump was given 10 days to put the injunction into effect, per the order accompanying the ruling.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Not to be overlooked, the move puts Airbnb in business with the largest concert promoter and live entertainment company in the world.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Here are six other emerging hubs, with yachts best suited to explore each region.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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Also noteworthy was the natural, human-centric approach to the user interface, with the AI agent interacting in a warm conversational tone and doing so in a regional accent selected to suit the location being called.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Adjust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjust. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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