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
Real-time adaptive noise cancellation in the Ear (3) adjusts the amount of ANC by sampling sound every 600 milliseconds while also monitoring for audio leakage every 1,875 milliseconds.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Fed adjusts interest rates to support stable prices and maximum employment.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The technology senses vehicle speed and terrain and automatically adjusts the suspension to keep the vehicle level.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Emery adjusts for certain matches.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Regarding the digestive side effects, the doctor said the medications do slow down the GI tract, but it's been shown that the body adjusts to that over time.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But as your body adjusts to caffeine over time, those effects largely go away, Gentile said.
—Fran Kritz, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
The tool automatically adjusts its temperature to help prevent heat damage, while its powerful motor dries hair quickly.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Fed adjusts interest rates to support stable prices and maximum employment.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The technology senses vehicle speed and terrain and automatically adjusts the suspension to keep the vehicle level.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Emery adjusts for certain matches.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Regarding the digestive side effects, the doctor said the medications do slow down the GI tract, but it's been shown that the body adjusts to that over time.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
But as your body adjusts to caffeine over time, those effects largely go away, Gentile said.
—Fran Kritz, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
The tool automatically adjusts its temperature to help prevent heat damage, while its powerful motor dries hair quickly.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjusts
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Looking a bit deeper, the company is using AI to further refine Snapshot—its program that adapts rates based on real-time data from a customer’s car.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The other adapts to seawater or brackish water sources by including desalination.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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The company tailors its offerings to meet diverse consumer needs, often through smaller pack sizes, localized flavors, and affordable formats.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Whether designing Tribeca apartments or Florida beach houses, the firm tailors its interiors to the location and architecture of the home.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
2 Sep. 2025
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The memory foam conforms to your head to relieve pressure, and the cooling case helps with temperature.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But that’s just the start, Moon adds that the mattress uses zone pressure-relieving memory foam that conforms to his body and helps with circulation.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 Aug. 2025
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Spracklin's call puts him in the majority among analysts covering the stock.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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What really puts City Limits at the front of the pack, though, are the Saturday spareribs, which are cooked directly over a bed of hardwood coals and seasoned with nothing but salt.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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If Void Crew is about managing the chaos, Bridge Crew was about maintaining order, which suits the franchise.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, drawing artists or others needing aesthetic control over their lines and writings may want to choose a pencil with the point thickness that suits their needs best.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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