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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
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.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Lawrence told journalists in San Sebastian that legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese first handed her Harwicz’s book and pushed her to star and produce an adaption.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
The film is an adaption of the 1976 Daniel Pinkwater novel of the same name.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The most significant tweak that Matos made was the adaption of a permanent two-strike approach.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Lawrence told journalists in San Sebastian that legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese first handed her Harwicz’s book and pushed her to star and produce an adaption.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
The film is an adaption of the 1976 Daniel Pinkwater novel of the same name.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The most significant tweak that Matos made was the adaption of a permanent two-strike approach.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaption
Noun
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The new-look adaptation featured Mario being from Brooklyn and being sucked into the Mushroom Kingdom.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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This adaptation of Pride & Prejudice grossed more than $120 million worldwide, according to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and has become a cult-classic movie for romance fans everywhere.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After adjustments were made to address this issue, 4o remained incredibly popular.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The halftime adjustment from Bengals coach Randy Looney was for Hollenbeck to actually set the ball screen and force the defensive forward to prevent the point guard from turning the corner into the lane.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaption. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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