readjusted

verb

past tense of readjust
as in adjusted

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  1. adjusted
  2. adapted
  3. tailored
  4. shaped
  5. acclimated
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  • Sheehan adjusted, navigating the next three innings efficiently without giving up a run.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • After about 30 minutes, eyes should be adjusted to the dark enough to see the meteor showers, according to the agency.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of adjusted
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  • There’s also a massive best seller (Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko), a cult classic that got adapted into an Oscar-winning movie (Percival Everett’s Erasure), and a middling historical novel (Julian Barnes’s The Noise of Time)—none of which has been banned.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • There are many species native to North America and adapted to a variety of growing conditions, so choose one suited to your region.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
Definition of adapted
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  • Some pieces come semi-finished, tailored to fit upon purchase.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
  • Try tailored neutral floor-to-ceiling linen curtains or a simple Roman shade instead.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Definition of tailored
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  • The boots were also directly shaped by athlete feedback, testing and data.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • The discovery could help scientists better understand how water shaped rocky objects in the early solar system billions of years ago.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Definition of shaped
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  • Almost every 22-minute chapter here follows the same comfortably familiar outline, with the leads getting acclimated to a new universe, getting tangled up in a life-or-death showdown and then fleeing to the next one.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
  • The Royals hope that translates well to pro ball as their newest first-rounder becomes acclimated.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
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