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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
Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
As the storm approached, cruise lines adjusted itineraries scheduled to sail to the eastern and central Caribbean, including ports of call in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, Jamaica’s popular cruise ports.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 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
Earnings before income tax, or EBIT, also collapsed, with both adjusted and reported EBIT falling by more than 80 percent.
—Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
As the storm approached, cruise lines adjusted itineraries scheduled to sail to the eastern and central Caribbean, including ports of call in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, Jamaica’s popular cruise ports.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjusted
Adjective
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Zion Regev, a municipal leader, read out an adapted version of the traditional Jewish prayer of mourning.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The museum will continue some of the department's programs in adapted forms, including school tours and Art Sparks, its interactive, all-ages gallery.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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From the first power bank to today's lineup of power solutions tailored to every need, Pisen's commitment to empowering life's moments, big and small, remains unchanged.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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This code can then generate a program tailored to any specific object.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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There is a father in Breaking Away, a flustered, ineffectual father who sells used cars for a living.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to Free Press reporting, the state agency in December 2024 suspended the license of LaFontaine Hyundai of Livonia for also selling used cars as new ones.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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
Adjective
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Carol was used to worrying about Luke, and even accustomed to him disappearing or fleeing town.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some members have spent years accustomed to visiting a nearby branch for banking services, and especially those who are younger or were previously unbanked tend to want the comfort and information that credit union staff can offer in person.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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PepsiCo is experimenting with new flavors suited to regional tastes and is conducting research at a new facility in Riyadh.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Those with serious illnesses who go to the doctor frequently would be best suited by buying a good health insurance plan with a broad network of doctors and, ideally, a lower deductible, McClanahan said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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