as in adapting
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 adjusting
Minutes before the opening of his latest show, artist Gary Baseman, dressed as a retro diner cook, in a red-orange jumpsuit, white apron and hat, paced around Johnie’s Coffee Shop, moving art frames from one counter to another and adjusting the position of a cartoon cat plush toy.
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Iris Kwok
may 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Squatting, her eyes adjusting to the dim light, hoping for groggy chickens, their eyes shut and their beaks tucked into the fluff on their necks.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
All three can be addressed for under $50, and adjusting your thermostat to the 60-67°F range that sleep medicine physicians recommend costs nothing at all.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
All of this comes as commuters are adjusting to new LIRR train schedules that started this week.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 12 May 2026
This brings Boeing’s new orders after adjusting for cancellations to 284 for the year.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Start the conversation, make your point clearly, and let the response shape what happens next instead of adjusting midstream.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
In the clinical trials, most of these problems have been managed by adjusting the dose or adding supportive medications.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
But that hasn’t stopped the automaker from adjusting its first quarter results to reflect the $500 million payment, according to a Tuesday shareholder letter signed by CEO Mary Barra.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Iris Kwok
may 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Squatting, her eyes adjusting to the dim light, hoping for groggy chickens, their eyes shut and their beaks tucked into the fluff on their necks.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
All three can be addressed for under $50, and adjusting your thermostat to the 60-67°F range that sleep medicine physicians recommend costs nothing at all.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
All of this comes as commuters are adjusting to new LIRR train schedules that started this week.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 12 May 2026
This brings Boeing’s new orders after adjusting for cancellations to 284 for the year.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Start the conversation, make your point clearly, and let the response shape what happens next instead of adjusting midstream.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
In the clinical trials, most of these problems have been managed by adjusting the dose or adding supportive medications.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
But that hasn’t stopped the automaker from adjusting its first quarter results to reflect the $500 million payment, according to a Tuesday shareholder letter signed by CEO Mary Barra.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjusting
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After a couple of years, Shapiro-Barnum met with broadcasters and streamers about adapting the show.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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EBay has also been trying to cut back while adapting to changes in the ways people shop.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Even in the United States, his student turned assistant Henry LeTang became the tap teacher to hundreds, from starlets needing tailoring to the great Gregory Hines.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Companies will test the boundaries Boyden speculated that offering different prices based on how much a customer uses a service, or advertising in particular ways to entice customers who are more likely to infringe, might constitute tailoring a service for piracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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At that time, the owners, and the development team committed to file a conforming site plan application within one year of the approval, which deadline the Zoning Board extended in March 2025 to November 5, 2025.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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Instead of imitating other instruments and conforming to conventional musical ideas, Buchla (and Ciani) set out to create a paradigm based on harnessing the flow of electricity itself.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Former First Lady Laura Bush is credited with putting these delicious cookies—packed with oats, coconut, pecans, and chocolate chips—on the map.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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But putting people in an immersive environment to experience the tsunami without the deadly consequences of being there in person turned out to be the best way to help people grasp the scale.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Adjusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjusting. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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