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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 adjusted
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Other holidays may see closures or adjusted operating hours for schools, banks, post offices, stores, businesses, and the stock market.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Most participants get less, since their benefits are adjusted based on their income.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Earnings per share hit 2 cents on an adjusted basis, reversing a loss of 8 cents a share in the year-earlier period.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Other holidays may see closures or adjusted operating hours for schools, banks, post offices, stores, businesses, and the stock market.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
This group, though, has adjusted on the fly and put clamps on Houston and the Raiders without much issue.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Most participants get less, since their benefits are adjusted based on their income.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjusted
Adjective
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Critics Choice and the Gothams also nominated the adapted screenplay credited to Park, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee and Don McKellar.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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One thing the three original and three adapted screenplays chosen to be featured on this year’s THR Writers Roundtable have in common is the theme of trauma and grief.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
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Reconcept uses music paired with specific frequencies tailored to different physical and mental needs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Considering Driving Habits and Daily Risks Insurance plans are meant to be tailored to each driver’s lifestyle.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In addition to used books, other items such as collectibles will also be available for purchase.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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The wounded and dead from Saturday's violence in Malekshahi were taken to the Imam Khomeini hospital in Ilam, where security forces stormed the compound and used batons, tear gas and live fire, according to Hengaw.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo revealed how quickly people conformed to roles of power or submission, often at the expense of empathy and fairness.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have made deals with the Administration to restore their funding, and other universities have conformed to what the Administration seems to want in order to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, Fowler was accustomed to meeting impossible deadlines.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The demands of the role arrived at a moment when Grande was already accustomed to being watched — and judged — from every angle.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Published in Advanced Functional Materials, the work demonstrates that the coatings are functional, robust, and suited to long-term outdoor deployment.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Its mock neck silhouette and polished buttons look similar to the singer’s outfit topper, while its roomy design is well-suited for layering over thicker tops, like sweatshirts and sweaters.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Johnson’s 55-yard TD run in the third quarter put MidAmerica Nazarene up 31-0.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Younger consumers are, as Veblen might put it, performing taste with efficiency.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Adjusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjusted. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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