as in adjustment
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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Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions previously worked together on Uncharted, starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, which earned $407 million globally and is one of the top ten highest grossing video game adaptation globally.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
There are better adaptations of Wuthering Heights, and there are far, far worse adaptations of Wuthering Heights.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
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
Iron Lung is an adaptation of the 2022 video game of the same name, created by David Szymanski.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
There are better adaptations of Wuthering Heights, and there are far, far worse adaptations of Wuthering Heights.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
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
Iron Lung is an adaptation of the 2022 video game of the same name, created by David Szymanski.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaptation
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By the way, for context, the adjustments amount to a sliver (tenths of a percentage point) of overall employment.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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While the researchers accounted for factors beyond diet that could have affected people’s heart health and skewed the results, such as physical activity, smoking status, family history and body mass index, that adjustment is imperfect, the researchers said.—
Barbara Mantel,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Little Prince is an adaption of the beloved 1943 novella by the French author and artist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Anyone who’s read 19th century novels or watched their screen adaptions knows that ballroom dance scenes tend to be loaded with drama, social jockeying and, above all, romantic intrigue.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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