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
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Five meetings and nine months have elapsed since the Fed last adjusted interest rates.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The $1,000 parole fee may be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Crucially, Grab has commenced generating positive adjusted EBITDA, a key milestone that could attract institutional investment as losses diminish further.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Five meetings and nine months have elapsed since the Fed last adjusted interest rates.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
To get into character for the role, the actor shaved his head, replacing his locks with a combover, and adjusted his posture to appear nearly a foot shorter.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The $1,000 parole fee may be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjusted
Verb
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Book writer Terrence McNally artfully adapted Doctorow’s densely packed, historical novel which, from the start, seemed destined to be a musical.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The limited existing flora and fauna would be replaced by life adapted to the lake.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Defeats and disappointment were likely to be part of the mix alongside the winning feeling that everyone connected with Wrexham has got so used to since Parkinson took charge.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Since the Fed's rate cut in September, the interest rates offered to both new and used car buyers have edged down slightly.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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When tailored to a hospital’s resources and executed well, these investments deliver exponential returns.—
Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Farshad,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Falcon’s Talon mid-tower can be tailored for high-performance gaming with the latest AMD or Intel silicon, scaled up to a high-end desktop (HEDT) configuration using AMD Ryzen Threadripper, or loaded out as a true workstation powered by Threadripper Pro, as reviewed here.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In recent years, as the Amazon has experienced droughts and unpredictable flood cycles, the patterns of change residents have grown accustomed to are shifting with the sands.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Pause exfoliants and retinol If your skin is not accustomed to cold or dry conditions, don’t use exfoliants or retinoids during your trip, since these ingredients can cause irritation and dryness.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
23 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
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The diamond stitching is a classic look that reminds us of the traditional Southern quilts at our grandparents’ homes but with a minimalistic look that’s also suited for modern designs.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Game 3’s mid-afternoon start time suited TV but made things even more difficult for hitters as shadows passed in front of the plate, eventually to the outfield.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Adjusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjusted. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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