as in adaptation
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
the store's slow adaption to shoppers' changing tastes spelled its doom
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Recent Examples of adaption
The film is an adaption of the 1976 Daniel Pinkwater novel of the same name.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The most significant tweak that Matos made was the adaption of a permanent two-strike approach.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Bafta nominee Morley is writing and directing the adaption while her longtime collaborator Cairo Cannon will produce through the duo’s production vehicle Cannon and Morley Productions.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
And yet, French writer-director François Ozon’s new adaption, which premiered in competition at Venice, gets many, many things right.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The most significant tweak that Matos made was the adaption of a permanent two-strike approach.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Bafta nominee Morley is writing and directing the adaption while her longtime collaborator Cairo Cannon will produce through the duo’s production vehicle Cannon and Morley Productions.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
And yet, French writer-director François Ozon’s new adaption, which premiered in competition at Venice, gets many, many things right.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaption
Noun
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Unlike other Frankenstein’s monsters, such as Karloff, or Robert De Niro in a 1994 adaptation of Shelley’s novel, Elordi’s Creature is rather attractive in his own way.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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As played by Colin Farrell with an Olympian level of flop-sweat desperation, Doyle is the antihero of Ballad of a Small Player, Edward Berger’s adaptation of John Osbourne’s 2014 novel.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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In addition, the pumps didn’t function correctly right out of the box; specialized endocrinologists had to help program the devices and make adjustments every few months.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Small adjustments to your schedule can lead to significant benefits.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaption. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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