as in adaptation
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
the publishing industry's necessary adjustment to the age of electronic media
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Recent Examples of adjustment
By being more mindful and making small adjustments, sweet treats can actually be a healthy and even medicinal part of your diet.
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Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Here's what certain features often indicate: Very big people: May suggest aggression, high energy, or social adjustment issues.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The Phillies prefer to have their lefties against Atlanta, Thomson said, so that prompted the slight adjustment.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 May 2025
The Knicks will huddle up and discuss adjustments to slow him down.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Here's what certain features often indicate: Very big people: May suggest aggression, high energy, or social adjustment issues.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
The Phillies prefer to have their lefties against Atlanta, Thomson said, so that prompted the slight adjustment.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 May 2025
The Knicks will huddle up and discuss adjustments to slow him down.
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjustment
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Emmy winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will lead Dog Day Afternoon, a stage adaptation from Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis of the 1975 crime movie.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Next up for Hamill is the role of a hard-drinking grandfather in The Life of Chuck, director Mike Flanagan's adaptation of the Stephen King novella of the same name.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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The movie also scored 10 Oscar nominations and won two for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design. Wicked: For Good is the second installment of the two-film adaption of the Broadway musical.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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In October 2024, in a wide-ranging Rolling Stone interview, Stevie Nicks gushed about Amazon’s Daisy Jones and the Six adaption starring Riley Keough.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2025
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“Adjustment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjustment. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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