maladaptation

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Recent Examples of maladaptation For years, maladaptation was given short shrift as research and policy prioritized mitigating climate change by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Stephen Robert Miller, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022 Experts call this phenomenon maladaptation. Stephen Robert Miller, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022 Until that is underlying conditions change, and perfection turns to maladaptation. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2012 This maladaptation to lack of hip stability causes the knee to be unnaturally pinched between the upper leg and lower leg, precipitating damage and pain. Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maladaptation
Noun
  • When capital matches their workflow, friction falls away, timelines shrink and more homes reach the market—faster.
    Ryan Stroker, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Just the ability to notice a tiny friction in your life—and decide to fix it.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Luckily, director Kate Dumoulin helps smooth over much of the discordance.
    Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
  • Editors’ Picks An editor at Fast Company, a magazine about business, technology and design, was among the first to notice the discordance.
    Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • The key is discerning between those who are willing to grow and those who choose to sow discord.
    Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The remarks were filled with provocations and intended to sow discord.
    John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • No joint statement Host Canada certainly looks to be avoiding any obvious signs of disunity, having abandoned the usual communique that’s issued at the end of G7 summits on how the group plans to work together to tackle joint challenges.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 June 2025
  • To do so would expose their disunity, but may be a better choice than their threats in Kyiv ringing hollow.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Population diversity continues to spread beyond Mecklenburg County, specifically within the Hispanic community in the suburbs, new census estimates show.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
  • Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard effectively ends affirmative action in college admissions, threatening workplace diversity efforts.
    Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • The lasting impact of the 1953 coup While the U.S. and Iran have butt heads over a range of issues since the 1979 revolution and hostage crisis, including years of strife over Iran’s nuclear program, the 1953 coup remains a critical event still invoked in modern Iran.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
  • Keeping the family home can feel like an important legacy to offer to your children, but not if ownership creates strife that imperils family relationships.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Smartphone ownership mirrors this disparity: 61% of women own smartphones versus 71% of men, a gap that translates to 230 million women without smartphones.
    TrickleUp, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Stark disparities in job opportunities available overall compared to the 25 major contractors may indicate these companies are starting to make tough decisions following DOGE cuts, according to Cory Stahle, the report’s author and economist at the Hiring Lab.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • In contrast, a minimum AI-ready product (MAP) strategically integrates AI from the beginning, resulting in intelligent, adaptive and anticipatory products right from day one.
    Ashay Satav, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • This is in contrast to people with Alzheimer’s disease, where it’s known that elevated p-tau217 contributes to the brain pathology seen in that condition.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 2025

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“Maladaptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maladaptation. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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