as in tailored
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
Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Klarna reported second-quarter revenue of $823 million in August before going public and had an adjusted profit of $29 million.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Some analysts and third-party trackers suggest that standby lines may have moved faster because Disney adjusted how many guests enter via Lightning Lane rather than standby, freeing up capacity in the regular queues.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Five meetings and nine months have elapsed since the Fed last adjusted interest rates.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Klarna reported second-quarter revenue of $823 million in August before going public and had an adjusted profit of $29 million.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The bake time might need to be adjusted slightly.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Some analysts and third-party trackers suggest that standby lines may have moved faster because Disney adjusted how many guests enter via Lightning Lane rather than standby, freeing up capacity in the regular queues.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjusted
Verb
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Better to focus on species naturally adapted to your soil pH and looking for varieties/cultivars selected for improved fall color.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Last of Us has also been adapted into a phenomenal TV series on HBO.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Many older Rivian vehicles have depreciated significantly, based on used model pricing.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Goodall in 1960 discovered that chimps made and used tools — characteristics that were long thought to be exclusive to humans.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By contrast, a human financial advisor can offer tailored, comprehensive financial planning to meet specific goals.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Reactor designs are tailored to customer needs, allowing integration into existing systems and application-specific piloting at industrial sites.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Needless to say, the weather in the southeast of the United States is somewhat different from the rainy, cold temperatures Smith is accustomed to in the Midlands.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The financial fallout has tended to be much less in the early moments after a shutdown as Wall Street traders are more accustomed to government shutdowns, Stovall said.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 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
Verb
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Our unit's 32GB of memory helped elevate its multimedia chops, but this system still fell beneath the tier of true content-creation laptops, better suited to everyday tasks and moderate office work.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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While many apples can be used for both purposes, some varieties are better suited for specific uses due to their unique taste and texture.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Adjusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjusted. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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