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
Bafta nominee Morley is writing and directing the adaption while her longtime collaborator Cairo Cannon will produce through the duo’s production vehicle Cannon and Morley Productions.
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
And yet, French writer-director François Ozon’s new adaption, which premiered in competition at Venice, gets many, many things right.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The film is an adaption of Richard O'Brien's 1973 musical for the stage, The Rocky Horror Show.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025
The movie, in theaters now, is an adaption of Jordan Harper's award-winning novel, and follows 11-year old Polly (Ana Sophia Heger) and her father Nate (Egerton), who made enemies with a white supremacist gang in prison.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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K.j. Yossman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
And yet, French writer-director François Ozon’s new adaption, which premiered in competition at Venice, gets many, many things right.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
The film is an adaption of Richard O'Brien's 1973 musical for the stage, The Rocky Horror Show.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025
The movie, in theaters now, is an adaption of Jordan Harper's award-winning novel, and follows 11-year old Polly (Ana Sophia Heger) and her father Nate (Egerton), who made enemies with a white supremacist gang in prison.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaption
Noun
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As climate adaptation and mitigation climb up corporate priority lists, the agenda of today’s COO is shifting.—
Sophia Mendelsohn,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Deadline just broke news of another Scandi original for SkyShowtime, an adaptation of Johanna Hedman’s bestselling novel ‘The Trio’.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Now, Mahomes is an all-time great quarterback and head coach Andy Reid is known for making adjustments so this could be a blip rather than a critical issue.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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This setup allows the robot to make micro-adjustments in real time to maintain balance under stress.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaption. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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