as in adjustment
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
a careful adaptation of the book for the silver screen could take several years
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Recent Examples of adaptation
Rarely do moves today get in the way of future adaptations.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Hedda, directed and written by Nia DaCosta as an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s famed play, world premiered last month at the Toronto Film Festival.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Karia has recently completed his second feature, a modern adaptation of Hamlet, starring Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, and Tim Spall, which premiered at Telluride before screening at Toronto and London Film Festivals.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
An all-star film adaptation was released in 2002 with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger in the lead roles, alongside a superstar cast including Richard Gere, Taye Diggs, Christine Baranski and Queen Latifah as Mama Morton.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Hedda, directed and written by Nia DaCosta as an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s famed play, world premiered last month at the Toronto Film Festival.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Karia has recently completed his second feature, a modern adaptation of Hamlet, starring Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, and Tim Spall, which premiered at Telluride before screening at Toronto and London Film Festivals.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
An all-star film adaptation was released in 2002 with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger in the lead roles, alongside a superstar cast including Richard Gere, Taye Diggs, Christine Baranski and Queen Latifah as Mama Morton.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaptation
Noun
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The rate adjustments over the past 20 years were meant to allow the utility to meet its requirements related to the sewer overflows, Block told the Board of Directors during a meeting last week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Selling 13% last year likely cost Ross more than $150 million in capital gains taxes, though many adjustments and variables can impact those numbers.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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“Adaptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaptation. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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