adapts

verb

present tense third-person singular of adapt
as in adjusts
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation it always takes freshmen a little while to adapt themselves to high school

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Recent Examples of adapts Austin Abrams stars in Zach Cregger’s reboot of the franchise that adapts the video game property. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, we’re left to deal with a motorless John Cena vehicle that adapts a popular brand of small toy cars designed for creative young children into a bloated adventure saga designed for and about dissatisfied suburban fortysomethings. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 For example, a tutoring service where the AI adapts to how a student learns. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026 Their signature tasting menu changes regularly according to what is seasonally available and adapts to each guest’s dietary preferences. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 If Fiala comes back early and healthy and if the team adapts quickly to the change in style, those predictions may prove overly dire. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Wang’s film adapts Tanizaki Junichiro’s novel of the same name, relocating the story to present-day Tokyo, with Fan starring opposite Lily Franky and Kudoh Youki. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Technologies change, but the spirit of reading and making books adapts. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The sixth season adapts the sixth and seventh books from Herron’s Slough House series, 2019’s Joe Country and 2021’s Slough House. — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adapts
  1. adjusts
  2. conforms
  3. tailors
  4. suits
  5. puts
Verb
  • When transitioning from hard flooring to rugs or carpets, the system automatically adjusts suction levels and modifies its brush roll behavior to maximize particle pickup while preventing hair entanglements around the main rollers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Dynamic pricing adjusts prices based on broader conditions such as supply, demand, available inventory, time or location.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of adjusts
Verb
  • Not every state conforms to the federal rules, and an investor’s residence may change over the holding period, so federal tax deferral doesn’t always produce identical state-tax treatment.
    — Fernando Jimenez, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This material conforms to your body and holds up well over time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of conforms
Verb
  • The Galaxy Watch has a Running Coach that tailors a plan to your current fitness level.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
  • LaFleur deftly tailors his pass concepts to the different skill sets of his receivers.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of tailors
Verb
  • While those companies are not named in the Boulder case, they are named as defendants in similar climate lawsuits filed across the country, suits that very likely would be affected by the high court’s ruling.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The timing also suits Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who wants to show good Gulf relations ahead of elections, Maksad said.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of suits
Verb
  • The average user on both a sportsbook and prediction market loses money, and trying to claw back losses puts users in even deeper financial holes, experts warn.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In Rhode Island, fisherman Chris Brown, who targets species such as fluke and squid out of Point Judith, puts it more bluntly.
    — Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of puts

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“Adapts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adapts. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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