adjust
verb (used with object)
to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate.
have been adjusting
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present perfect progressiveof adjust.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Beef companies have been adjusting their operations in response to the tight-supply environment in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
According to Miller, Brink and Jackson have been adjusting well and that a lot of their learning comes from game minutes with such little practice time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Retailers and food producers have been adjusting to those realities since early 2020, when panic buying at the start of the pandemic sent the industry into a tailspin.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
But other companies have been adjusting their plans as the pandemic has progressed.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2021
In reaction, public health officials have been adjusting their models to reflect what is likely to be a rapid spread of new infections.
From Salon ● May 5, 2020
