readjusting

verb

present participle of readjust
as in adjusting

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  1. adjusting
  2. adapting
  3. shaping
  4. acclimating
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  • The band is still adjusting to the normal aspects of label life, like abiding by an album rollout plan, scheduling press interviews, and filling out paperwork.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In some cases, data centers can operate as flexible loads, adjusting their electricity use to help stabilize the grid.
    — April Roach, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjusting
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  • Other factors also come into play, including the effort required for self-regulation and adapting to others.
    — Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Fincher also discussed the process of adapting Tarantino’s screenplay while balancing the creative interests of its writer and star.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of adapting
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  • Unveiled last year by Global, the podcast unpacks the biggest stories shaping international affairs, geopolitics and the political landscape.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Here are the top four trends shaping the holiday season, according to Michaels.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of shaping
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  • Rams players, however, are arriving in Melbourne just one day before the game, while their opponents chartered a plane last week and have already been acclimating to the 17-hour time zone difference.
    — Jessica Golden, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For all his exposure to high-level competition while growing up in Southern California and playing for Team USA, Crow-Armstrong was still only 21, acclimating to the speed of the game and trying to fit into a team undergoing a late-season collapse.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of acclimating
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