as in adaptation
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
the publishing industry's necessary adjustment to the age of electronic media
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Recent Examples of adjustment
But adjusting to the high level of media scrutiny is an ordinary adjustment any player coming from a small media market such as Milwaukee must handle.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
An adjustment for inflation was reflected in the BEA’s report.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
And while the aftermath has been an adjustment, Reilly says it’s only made her relationship with Quittman that much stronger.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s just a lot of life adjustments and a lot of planning that goes into that.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
An adjustment for inflation was reflected in the BEA’s report.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
And while the aftermath has been an adjustment, Reilly says it’s only made her relationship with Quittman that much stronger.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
There’s just a lot of life adjustments and a lot of planning that goes into that.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjustment
Noun
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Conversely, agencies resistant to learning and adaptation often default to outdated tactics, leading to diminishing returns for clients.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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And the adaptation was never going to be as straightforward as its peers in this space.—
Richard Newby,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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TikTok has supplied a platform for readers to dive deeper into themes, dissect plotlines and characters, and discuss adaptions – all of which work towards keeping stories alive in ways that traditional marketing never could.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Most recently working on Netflix’s live-action adaption of the long-running and wildly popular anime One Piece, the duo have also worked on Netflix’s The Witcher adaption and the upcoming Red Sonja film.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Adjustment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjustment. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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