as in adapts
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
after going on the night shift, he found it difficult to adjust his sleep schedule adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste
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Recent Examples of adjusts
Roborock Vacuum Deals Roborock Qrevo Curv This premium, high-end hybrid robot vacuum and mop features an innovative self-lifting chassis that adjusts in real-time to climb over small thresholds and obstacles.
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Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Some providers might work on a sliding fee scale, for example, which adjusts cost based on a patient’s household income and family size.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung's invention adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Its temperature sensor also monitors room temperature and adjusts airflow to ensure the home is never too hot or too cold.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Someone makes a mistake, feels guilty and adjusts their behavior, avoiding the same mistake in the future.
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Dr. Erika Rasure,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The robot dynamically adjusts its posture and force when inserting and removing flexible wiring harnesses, ensuring secure connections without damaging sensitive battery components.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Even more, the app automatically adjusts to match your movements and tracks your sleep quality each night.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Some providers might work on a sliding fee scale, for example, which adjusts cost based on a patient’s household income and family size.
—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Instead of catering to automobile traffic like typical intersection signal systems, Jung's invention adjusts crossing signal times based on the slowest pedestrian's pace.
—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Its temperature sensor also monitors room temperature and adjusts airflow to ensure the home is never too hot or too cold.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Someone makes a mistake, feels guilty and adjusts their behavior, avoiding the same mistake in the future.
—
Dr. Erika Rasure,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The robot dynamically adjusts its posture and force when inserting and removing flexible wiring harnesses, ensuring secure connections without damaging sensitive battery components.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Even more, the app automatically adjusts to match your movements and tracks your sleep quality each night.
—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjusts
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Its True Tone sensor adapts contrast to local room lighting to prevent eye fatigue, supporting the Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard Folio.
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Whatever your style or setting, the print dress adapts—and these five refined outfit ideas below show just how versatile patterns can be.
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However, Craft House tailors its builds to suit owners' needs and there are lots of options available, including customizing its layout, selecting the building materials used, and even choosing full off-grid operation.
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While it may always be most readily associated with Wall Street antagonist Gordon Gekko—who Flusser famously outfitted—the business also tailors for women.
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This mattress uses pressure-relieving memory foam that conforms to the body and helps circulation.
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That Taylor’s statement also conforms to the conventions of creative-writing-seminar plaudits is part of the problem.
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However, some state workers currently using public transit have questions about capacity, especially as declining state and federal transit funding puts a strain on transit agencies.
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That puts her in the club of four other millionaire authors on the bench – Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas.
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Rent a cabin that suits your group, then go kayaking or paddleboarding, or take a water sports class with Big Bear Watersports School on the lake.
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That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.
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