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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 The case has been the subject of numerous adaptations across a wide variety of media. Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025 Voisin — who played another hero of a French classic in Xavier Giannoli’s 2021 adaptation of Balzac’s Lost Illusions — carries the entire drama as a lost soul whose physical beauty (perfect jawline, killer abs) can hardly conceal the emptiness inside of him. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025 Netflix's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity is an adaptation of the popular manga series of the same name. EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025 But just like a conversation with a human, interacting with AI will require adaptation. Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adaptation
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Noun
  • But recovery in rehab was a huge adjustment.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The ‘Noles made the necessary adjustments and Alabama did not.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • 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
  • Here, Thorne talks about the show and his upcoming projects, which include The Hack, about the very British News International phone-hacking scandal, an adaption of William Golding’s schoolboy survival story Lord of the Flies, and Sam Mendes’s Beatles project.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025

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“Adaptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaptation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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