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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 adapted
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 21 May 2024
Start creating your own adapted bucket lists; learn which products can assist your travels and which cutting-edge technology can support you, or find out what your rights are when things don’t go to plan.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2023
Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The findings shed light on how humans have historically adapted to extreme environments.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
After an impressive run in theaters, director Denis Villeneuve’s adapted sci-fi sequel Dune: Part Two has sandwormed its way to Max.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 21 May 2024
Start creating your own adapted bucket lists; learn which products can assist your travels and which cutting-edge technology can support you, or find out what your rights are when things don’t go to plan.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2023
Verb
At the time, the rise of industrial-scale farming in Italy and around the world was driving a rapid decline in crop diversity, as generic seeds that could be grown over vast areas replaced those adapted to specific regions.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The findings shed light on how humans have historically adapted to extreme environments.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
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The company reported revenue of $8.4 billion and adjusted earnings of $1.26 per share, compared to the consensus estimates of $8.3 billion and $1.25, respectively.Trefis Team, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The company also reported adjusted profit of 33 cents a share for the third quarter.David Moin, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
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Carvana Retail investors are fascinated by Carvana, which sells used cars online and delivers them from buildings that resemble giant vending machines.John Dorfman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The famed British automaker will keep to selling used cars until its next model comes out in 2026.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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The afternoon, governed by the heart and small intestine (fire element), is better suited for creative tasks and collaborative work.Irina Logman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Unlike traditional CPUs, GPUs are far better suited for the repetitive and complex computations that AI requires, particularly in deep learning and neural networks.Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
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Streaming also may be cutting into live theater's sales as some viewers have grown accustomed to, and now prefer, enjoying entertainment at home.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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For example, one of my clients, a high-net-worth individual with a portfolio heavily weighted in corporate bonds, became accustomed to the tight spreads of recent years.Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Adapted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adapted. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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