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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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Recent Examples of adaption Patti Murin's daughter finally does, over four years after the actress ended her run as the original Anna in the Broadway musical adaption of Frozen. Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024 Perhaps more than anything, how country music is evolving on Opryland Drive is the best bellwether for how well the genre is handling pop culture's broadest adaption and adoption, developing and refining its traditions. Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 12 Sep. 2024 The increasing adaption of technology means businesses are becoming more dependent on devices and virtual systems. Chirag Shah, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 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. Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adaption 

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“Adaption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaption. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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