Adjusted
Adjusted adjective - Altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation.
Controlled and adjusted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Controlled" instead the word "Adjusted" as a verb or an adjective.
Controlled
Controlled adjective - Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds.
Adjusted and controlled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adjusted" instead the word "Controlled" as a verb or an adjective.
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In the second movie, one of the more successful methods of destroying the Graboids (tricking them into eating explosives) is used, but is adjusted a bit via radio-controlled detonation to prevent the Graboids from having a chance to spit the bombs back out (as had happened in the first film).
Source: Film / Tremors
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