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Recent Examples of unadaptable
The novel has been adapted by Noah Baumbach into a feature film starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, despite a reputation for being unadaptable because of its density of detail and its fractured, occasionally absurdist plot.
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Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022
For years, Frank Herbert’s sweeping 1965 sci-fi novel — set in the distant future on a desert planet where powerful clans fight for control over the most precious substance in the universe — was considered all but unadaptable.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023
It must be said that DeLillo’s novel has long been considered unadaptable for precisely this reason of tone.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2022
The latter sentiment is the key to understanding both the assets and challenges of making a TV series out of a comic book long held as one of the medium’s greatest, but also one of its most unadaptable.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022
So maybe its backers simply need to keep reminding people how Frank Herbert’s novel was considered unadaptable ... and Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth and Villeneuve did it.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
That film’s failure gave the book a reputation for being unadaptable: too long, unwieldy, and dense with lore to work on a blockbuster scale.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2021
Who better than his fellow filmmakers to understand the difficulties involved in bringing Frank Herbert’s nigh-unadaptable novel to the screen?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021
Apple TV+, striving to make its mark with a modest number of high quality series, opted to embark on the impossible and adapt the unadaptable.
—Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2022
For years, Frank Herbert’s sweeping 1965 sci-fi novel — set in the distant future on a desert planet where powerful clans fight for control over the most precious substance in the universe — was considered all but unadaptable.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2023
It must be said that DeLillo’s novel has long been considered unadaptable for precisely this reason of tone.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2022
The latter sentiment is the key to understanding both the assets and challenges of making a TV series out of a comic book long held as one of the medium’s greatest, but also one of its most unadaptable.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022
So maybe its backers simply need to keep reminding people how Frank Herbert’s novel was considered unadaptable ... and Jon Spaihts, Eric Roth and Villeneuve did it.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
That film’s failure gave the book a reputation for being unadaptable: too long, unwieldy, and dense with lore to work on a blockbuster scale.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2021
Who better than his fellow filmmakers to understand the difficulties involved in bringing Frank Herbert’s nigh-unadaptable novel to the screen?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021
Apple TV+, striving to make its mark with a modest number of high quality series, opted to embark on the impossible and adapt the unadaptable.
—Jeff Ewing, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadaptable
Adjective
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This policy change follows a recent executive order mandating federal recognition of only two sexes, male and female, as unchangeable.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Our rejection of displacement is firm and unchangeable.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Step 12: Pay attention to the progression—the invariable, inexorable progression.—
Barbara Kellerman,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2024
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The almost invariable promises to improve security after records are stolen contradicts the endless assurances that these companies and institutions take security seriously.—
Steven Levy,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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For instance, blockchain technology can establish an unalterable record of identity verification, ensuring that executive data remains intact and secure.—
Damodar Selvam,
Forbes,
17 Sep. 2024
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Though a vintage wedding dress comes with strings attached—there might be repairs, unalterable elements, or imperfections due to age, the upside is endless.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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While much of Burton’s work seems immutable, some examples court instability.—
Nancy Princenthal,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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By creating secure, immutable records, blockchain ensures the integrity of board activities and decisions.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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If that were so, gestures would be a relatively limited, inflexible mode of communication — not much like language or human gestures at all.—
Brandon Keim,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Leaders who habitually use such expressions may appear inflexible or unwilling to entertain differing opinions.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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After incorporating missing campaign data, our demand prediction accuracy improved by 4.2%, and elasticity estimates shifted by 71.2%, reclassifying many products from inelastic to low or medium elasticity categories.—
Aleksandr Galkin,
Forbes,
12 Sep. 2024
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Eating inadequate protein can lead to muscle loss, inelastic skin, and thin fragile, hair, says Ingram.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
16 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The notable fixed income investor thinks long-duration Treasury yields have more room to rise.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2025
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Ford Europe The dining lounge converts over into a double bed, teaming with the fixed bed in the third room – the pop-up roof – to give the Nugget sleeping space for a total of four people.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Sales in established pharmaceutical — its generic pharmaceutical products business that only operates internationally — were up 8.5% organically versus the year-ago period.—
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CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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His family carried on that legacy after his death in 2004, and the property lived on as a sort of outdoor museum featuring artwork by established and new artists alike.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Unadaptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadaptable. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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