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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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The Wicked movie, an adaption of the hit Broadway musical, has officially arrived in theaters nationwide.
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Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2024
Major film and television studios and streamers were among this year’s nominations, due to the uptick in video game adaptions.
—Bryan Antunez, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
The cast of the upcoming adaption has been in Sydney to promote the new film and people online have been praising Slater after his sweet interaction with a fan, with videos posted on X (formerly ) going viral.
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Colin O’Sullivan’s 2018 book, The Dark Manual, is a one-off, but then so is Blake Crouch’s 2016 novel, Dark Matter, and Apple TV+ just announced a second season of its namesake adaption of that dimension-hopscotching hullabaloo.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2024
Major film and television studios and streamers were among this year’s nominations, due to the uptick in video game adaptions.
—Bryan Antunez, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
The cast of the upcoming adaption has been in Sydney to promote the new film and people online have been praising Slater after his sweet interaction with a fan, with videos posted on X (formerly ) going viral.
—Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Colin O’Sullivan’s 2018 book, The Dark Manual, is a one-off, but then so is Blake Crouch’s 2016 novel, Dark Matter, and Apple TV+ just announced a second season of its namesake adaption of that dimension-hopscotching hullabaloo.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaption. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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