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 The proposal notes that while the financial impact would primarily come from paying employees for the additional day off, those costs could be partially offset through adjustments to other holidays or administrative efficiencies. Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025 Frequent adjustments compromise the seal of the ear cup and result in ineffective sound reduction. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 May 2025 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated Tehran's commitment to uranium enrichment, suggesting possible adjustments in enrichment levels but rejecting a full cessation. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025 The initial adjustment would come from Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjustment
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  • Clown in a Cornfield, which opened in theaters nationwide on Friday, is an adaptation of author Adam Cesare’s Bram Stoker Award-winning young adult novel from 2020.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Among Baldoni’s claims are that Swift and Reynolds, 48, pressured him into accepting one of Lively's rewrites for screenwriter Christy Hall's adaptation of Colleen Hoover's hit novel.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 10 May 2025
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  • Other adaptions include the 1997 miniseries with Armand Assante and Greta Scacchi, and the 1954 Italian movie Ulysses with Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano and Anthony Quinn.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • Additionally, Tennyson Crowe joins as Sasha Tolkachev, Adolf’s son in the Amma Asante directed adaption of Pulitzer Prize-winning author David E. Hoffman’s book.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Adjustment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjustment. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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