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
The company also hopes to create a three-part adaptation of Atlas Shrugged, and a film about killing Qasem Soleimani.
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
The latest romance novel getting an on-screen adaptation is Every Summer After by Carley Fortune.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 July 2025
That adaptation is one of many - including a Keira Knightly movie from 2005, and a celebrated BBC television series with Colin Firth from 1995.
—Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 20 July 2025
There is no date given for the release of this live-action Solo Leveling adaptation, just this casting.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Max Tani, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
The latest romance novel getting an on-screen adaptation is Every Summer After by Carley Fortune.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 July 2025
That adaptation is one of many - including a Keira Knightly movie from 2005, and a celebrated BBC television series with Colin Firth from 1995.
—Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 20 July 2025
There is no date given for the release of this live-action Solo Leveling adaptation, just this casting.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaptation
Noun
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The controls can trim adjustments for both the low and high frequencies.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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One example: the Commission of Fine Arts, whose members included Trump appointees, recommended in 2020 a switch from modern glass additions to more traditional marble facades, a costly adjustment the Fed accepted.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Variety first reported the news of the TV adaption, which was confirmed by the involved parties on social media.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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More than six decades after Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created a superhero team to rival the Justice League, the Fantastic Four finally get a worthy big-screen adaption in a spiffy ’60s-era romp, bathed in retrofuturism and bygone American optimism.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 July 2025
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“Adaptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaptation. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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