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
The film adaption of the Freida McFadden book will also feature Amanda Seyfried and Michele Morrone.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Leaders of innovation cultures know that disruption can bring the opportunity for adaption and renewal.
—Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Her career has been a masterclass in everything from customer connection to innovation, decision-making to digital adaption, offering lessons for people in any industry.
—Harvard Business Review, 8 Apr. 2025
Other adaptions include the 1997 miniseries with Armand Assante and Greta Scacchi, and the 1954 Italian movie Ulysses with Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano and Anthony Quinn.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 15 May 2025
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Leaders of innovation cultures know that disruption can bring the opportunity for adaption and renewal.
—Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Her career has been a masterclass in everything from customer connection to innovation, decision-making to digital adaption, offering lessons for people in any industry.
—Harvard Business Review, 8 Apr. 2025
Other adaptions include the 1997 miniseries with Armand Assante and Greta Scacchi, and the 1954 Italian movie Ulysses with Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano and Anthony Quinn.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adaption
Noun
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Emmy winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will lead Dog Day Afternoon, a stage adaptation from Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis of the 1975 crime movie.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Next up for Hamill is the role of a hard-drinking grandfather in The Life of Chuck, director Mike Flanagan's adaptation of the Stephen King novella of the same name.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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The Moroccan Champions spent the weeks leading up to the Playoffs making various adjustments to the vulnerabilities that the Kalahari Conference exposed in their armour through their domestic league and have a new lease on life.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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They're also used to make cost-of-living adjustments to government programs such as Social Security.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaption. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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