as in adaptation
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
For the musical adaption, which is directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley, Broadway playwright Theresa Rebeck is adapting Kevin Wade’s 1988 screenplay for the stage.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Author Jodi Picoult reacts to a small Indiana school district's cancellation of an upcoming play adaption of her book.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
This may leave countries to do more in terms of adaption to the changing climate whether or not the shift reaches the most apocalyptic forecasts of climate campaigners.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
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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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Author Jodi Picoult reacts to a small Indiana school district's cancellation of an upcoming play adaption of her book.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
This may leave countries to do more in terms of adaption to the changing climate whether or not the shift reaches the most apocalyptic forecasts of climate campaigners.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaption
Noun
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The goal is not to recreate the human brain, but to explore whether living neurons can perform useful computation more efficiently than conventional hardware, particularly for tasks related to learning, adaptation, and pattern recognition.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The book is also arriving just in time for Practical Magic 2, the film adaptation of Hoffman's 2021 novel The Book of Magic.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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The aim is to integrate projects, make adjustments to the grid as needed, then move onto the next group.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Cold-weather conditions can be a unique challenge even for the most meticulous cleaner, but a few adjustments can help prevent minor annoyances from becoming persistent problems.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaption. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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