adjustments

plural of adjustment
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 Miller makes the statistical adjustments required to nail the probabilities inherent in the prices. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 Bel glows with a kind of rude Californian health and goes once a week for chiropractic adjustments, including of her jaw. — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 Each offers a different approach to the car’s driving characteristics, while Custom provides more detailed adjustments. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Under these pressures, a portion of cost increases has already transmitted to consumers through fare adjustments. — CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 That would also give staff time to share the reasons for fee changes with the community, monitor potential impacts, evaluate customer responses and make adjustments as needed. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 There have been much smaller posture adjustments at several other embassies in the Middle East -- changes officials say are also linked to the Houthi threat and other matters not connected to any plan to resume combat against Iran. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Pilots had to make constant manual adjustments to avoid a catastrophic crash into waves. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026 The set itself required a few adjustments, as the interiors proved to be too cramped for the six-foot-five Herrmann. — Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Over the past three decades Lara has been voiced by a pretty incredible lineup of women, from Hayley Atwell to Minnie Driver and, of course, the on-screen adaptations with Angelina Jolie, Alicia Vikander and Sophie Turner.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And fanfic adaptations aren’t just capturing attention in the film industry; fanfic is also a promotional tool, with films that have nothing to do with fanfic embracing it.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hankey will show some birds of prey and discuss their characteristics and adaptions.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • Nearly 40% of the adaptions tracked in the report are based on formats that debuted more than 10 years ago, almost doubling the figure from the previous report.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Adjustments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjustments. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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