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
Author Jodi Picoult reacts to a small Indiana school district's cancellation of an upcoming play adaption of her book.
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Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
This may leave countries to do more in terms of adaption to the changing climate whether or not the shift reaches the most apocalyptic forecasts of climate campaigners.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Like many other recent true crime adaptions, the show has nothing to say, and there's zero artistry in its lurid retelling of a man murdering his wife and son.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Throughout the event, children and young people were participating in discussions of identity and preserving traditional food, such as Mexican identity and its connection to corn and how adaption and growth effect the making of tribal dishes such as acorn soup and elderberry medicine.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
This may leave countries to do more in terms of adaption to the changing climate whether or not the shift reaches the most apocalyptic forecasts of climate campaigners.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Like many other recent true crime adaptions, the show has nothing to say, and there's zero artistry in its lurid retelling of a man murdering his wife and son.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Throughout the event, children and young people were participating in discussions of identity and preserving traditional food, such as Mexican identity and its connection to corn and how adaption and growth effect the making of tribal dishes such as acorn soup and elderberry medicine.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaption
Noun
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Jack Thorne’s Lord of the Flies adaptation and Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits will premiere at the Berlinale TV series sidebar.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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The series is an adaptation of a massively popular webtoon, and stars Hometown Cha Cha Cha’s Shin Min-a as Navier, an empress of the fictional Eastern Empire whose life takes an unexpected detour when her husband falls for a runaway slave and demands a divorce.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Agree on small adjustments, then choose a follow-up date to review progress.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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And Harbaugh will need to make some adjustments, as well.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaption. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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