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adaptation n.
financial retribution, payment of claim n.

NOUN

adaptation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alteration arrangement improvement modification readjustment regulation

STRONG

acclimation acclimatization balancing conformance fitting fixing mending ordering organization orientation redress regulating setting shaping standardization turning

WEAK

correcting organizing repairing

NOUN

financial retribution, payment of claim

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensation compromise

STRONG

agreement allotment apportionment benefit pay reconciliation reimbursement remuneration settlement share stake stipulation

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

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adjustments

Since April 2020, it said it had concluded 623 investigations related to reasonable adjustments, of which 496 were upheld or partly upheld.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Targeted adjustments to the welfare system based on regional differences are also intended to tackle the country’s mental-health crisis, one of the leading causes of youth inactivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

When temperatures rise more rapidly, those adjustments cannot happen quickly enough, leaving the circulation more vulnerable to instability.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

He signaled skepticism last month about the central bank’s ability to steer the economy with precise policy adjustments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Over at Koch’s apartment, he and Froelick made adjustments as their next deadline loomed.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow