as in adaptions
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 adaptations
The books-to-movies pipeline is littered with stories of adaptations gone wrong.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
One of the saguaro’s most effective adaptations is its metabolism.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The case has been the subject of numerous adaptations across a wide variety of media.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Film studios have long struggled to make adaptations of video games that please critics and audiences, and some critics have suggested video games are tough to adapt because the sheer volume of gaming content has to be condensed to fit the length of a movie.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Based on the best-selling young adult series, these adaptations star Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, a young woman living in the dystopian country of Panem.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Though both adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s novel offer an exceptionally warm atmosphere, with their amber hues and teary-eyed pretty boys, the soft touches of this ’90s classic are paired perfectly with a weighted blanket and some London Fog.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
The company has delivered hits like Big Little Lies and Little Fires Everywhere and developed high-profile adaptations, including Where the Crawdads Sing and Netflix’s From Scratch.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
Plenty of older adaptations of a writer like Agatha Christie are a murderer’s row (sorry) of big-name talent and the celebrity faces don’t detract from anything.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
One of the saguaro’s most effective adaptations is its metabolism.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The case has been the subject of numerous adaptations across a wide variety of media.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Film studios have long struggled to make adaptations of video games that please critics and audiences, and some critics have suggested video games are tough to adapt because the sheer volume of gaming content has to be condensed to fit the length of a movie.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Based on the best-selling young adult series, these adaptations star Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, a young woman living in the dystopian country of Panem.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Though both adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s novel offer an exceptionally warm atmosphere, with their amber hues and teary-eyed pretty boys, the soft touches of this ’90s classic are paired perfectly with a weighted blanket and some London Fog.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
The company has delivered hits like Big Little Lies and Little Fires Everywhere and developed high-profile adaptations, including Where the Crawdads Sing and Netflix’s From Scratch.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
Plenty of older adaptations of a writer like Agatha Christie are a murderer’s row (sorry) of big-name talent and the celebrity faces don’t detract from anything.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaptations
adjustments
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Knowledge work is even harder to map and is often shaped by thousands of micro adjustments.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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However, after 2 1/2 months of painstaking swing adjustments, Campbell is in a better place.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Adaptations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaptations. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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