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readjustments

noun

plural of readjustment
as in adjustments

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  1. adjustments
  2. adaptations
Noun
  • Understanding the environment, observing personal habits and making thoughtful adjustments including blue-light-blocking glasses can help create a more intentional transition from daytime activity to bedtime.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But when freewheeling Fred Silverman took over the network a year later, the concept got a green light, with some minor adjustments.
    — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjustments
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  • Yamamoto’s story — and the TV adaptations overseen by Osamu Dezaki, a Swiss Army–knife anime director known for bringing action, sports, and soapy high-school melodrama to life onscreen — spends a huge chunk of time on Hiromi’s insecurities.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And that brings us to limited/anthology, which is typically the place where adaptations thrive.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of adaptations
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