as in adaptations
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 adjustments
Knowledge work is even harder to map and is often shaped by thousands of micro adjustments.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
However, after 2 1/2 months of painstaking swing adjustments, Campbell is in a better place.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
These are not minor adjustments but fundamental shifts in the device’s design.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
These micro-adjustments shift your state and create space to choose your next move, not just react.
—Ashley B. Stewart, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Nearly two-thirds of retirees — 63% — worry that tariffs will push inflation higher than what Social Security cost-of-living adjustments may cover, according to a June Nationwide Retirement Institute survey.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
But such players tend to make these adjustments in the course of many weeks, on private practice courts in Delray or Monaco or Abu Dhabi, far from TV cameras and prying journalists.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The impact of halftime coaching adjustments is often overstated, but FSU’s 29-0 margin in the third and fourth quarters Saturday night suggests Matt Entz and his staff made all the right moves.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The seats also have the usual complement of features, power adjustments to a memory function, and multiple heat options to top-quality lumbar support.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
However, after 2 1/2 months of painstaking swing adjustments, Campbell is in a better place.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
These are not minor adjustments but fundamental shifts in the device’s design.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
These micro-adjustments shift your state and create space to choose your next move, not just react.
—Ashley B. Stewart, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Nearly two-thirds of retirees — 63% — worry that tariffs will push inflation higher than what Social Security cost-of-living adjustments may cover, according to a June Nationwide Retirement Institute survey.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
But such players tend to make these adjustments in the course of many weeks, on private practice courts in Delray or Monaco or Abu Dhabi, far from TV cameras and prying journalists.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The impact of halftime coaching adjustments is often overstated, but FSU’s 29-0 margin in the third and fourth quarters Saturday night suggests Matt Entz and his staff made all the right moves.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The seats also have the usual complement of features, power adjustments to a memory function, and multiple heat options to top-quality lumbar support.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjustments
adaptations
Noun
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The books-to-movies pipeline is littered with stories of adaptations gone wrong.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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One of the saguaro’s most effective adaptations is its metabolism.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Adjustments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjustments. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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