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
At least in the short run, this diluting might potentially have negative effects on the price per share as the market adjusts to the extra shares.
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Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Keep Original Shape is another setting that adjusts how much AI can modify a design’s original shape that’s been created in Art Text.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For the first time, researchers have found a neural circuit, located in the brainstem, that adjusts the immune system.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Group Framing automatically adjusts the view to accommodate all participants in the room, keeping everyone in the frame.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
While the rest of the country adjusts their clocks forward and backward each year, most Arizonans sleep soundly, knowing daylight saving time doesn’t affect them.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
With a unique set of smart features, like the Scalp Protect Mode that adjusts the heat when close to your head, and intelligent attachment recognition that remembers your preferred settings, this Dyson dryer promises a high-tech, personalized styling experience, albeit with a hefty price-tag.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Gemini’s Studio Look tool adjusts your video quality if your lighting is too low or your webcam is of poor quality.
—PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
Founded in 2016 in Ontario, by CEO Manmeet Maggu and CTO Rahul Udasi to assist Maggu’s nephew, Trexo customizes each brace’s gait to the user and adjusts it over time.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Jim Osman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Keep Original Shape is another setting that adjusts how much AI can modify a design’s original shape that’s been created in Art Text.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
For the first time, researchers have found a neural circuit, located in the brainstem, that adjusts the immune system.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Group Framing automatically adjusts the view to accommodate all participants in the room, keeping everyone in the frame.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
While the rest of the country adjusts their clocks forward and backward each year, most Arizonans sleep soundly, knowing daylight saving time doesn’t affect them.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
With a unique set of smart features, like the Scalp Protect Mode that adjusts the heat when close to your head, and intelligent attachment recognition that remembers your preferred settings, this Dyson dryer promises a high-tech, personalized styling experience, albeit with a hefty price-tag.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Gemini’s Studio Look tool adjusts your video quality if your lighting is too low or your webcam is of poor quality.
—PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
Founded in 2016 in Ontario, by CEO Manmeet Maggu and CTO Rahul Udasi to assist Maggu’s nephew, Trexo customizes each brace’s gait to the user and adjusts it over time.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjusts
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Winter jasmine is drought tolerant and adapts to a variety of growing conditions.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Hot off the success of the horror hit Longlegs, writer-director Osgood Perkins adapts this Stephen King tale about gruesome deaths that start happening when twin brothers discover their father’s toy monkey in the family attic.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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With a solid gang, Mufasa conforms to a typical journey of misfits.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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This shoe stretches and conforms to your foot with wear.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Difficult decisions have to be made and that always puts a strain on a relationship.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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That mark puts the Pistons firmly in the mix for a Play-In Tournament spot in the Eastern Conference and just two and a half games back of a top-six seed.Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Adjusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjusts. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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