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
Rollers create far fewer microchannels, can be difficult to control, and don’t allow for precise adjustment of needle depth.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The big advance of the ESP over the older Encore, and even over the higher-end Baratza Virtuoso+, is the addition of more micro adjustments on the finer end of the grind settings.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
The companies that do lean on non-GAAP results have to include a reconciliation showing what adjustments were made and how large those adjustments were.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
The city has already installed several safety measures on the roadways leading to the traffic circle to prevent vehicles from entering the park, including reflective pavement markers, additional traffic signs, lane markers and nighttime adjustments to traffic signals.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The big advance of the ESP over the older Encore, and even over the higher-end Baratza Virtuoso+, is the addition of more micro adjustments on the finer end of the grind settings.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
The companies that do lean on non-GAAP results have to include a reconciliation showing what adjustments were made and how large those adjustments were.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
The city has already installed several safety measures on the roadways leading to the traffic circle to prevent vehicles from entering the park, including reflective pavement markers, additional traffic signs, lane markers and nighttime adjustments to traffic signals.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjustment
Noun
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Today, Mirren continues to choose projects that defy expectations, like her recent role as the amateur sleuth Elizabeth in the adaptation of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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His performance here most recalls his tragicomic portrayal of John Brown, the heroic but unhinged abolitionist whose quixotic raid on Harpers Ferry helped catalyze the Civil War, in Showtime’s 2020 adaptation of James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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While estimates regarding the scale and type of roles that will be affected vary, the consensus is that AI's impact will be nontrivial and demand adaption.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Birch wrote a second Sally Rooney TV adaption, Conversations with Friends, before becoming the writer and showrunner behind the series reimagining of Dead Ringers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Adjustment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjustment. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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