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adaptation

[ad-uhp-tey-shuhn] / ˌæd əpˈteɪ ʃən /




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The movie, the latest adaptation of a novel by Colleen Hoover, stars Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Local conditions shape how warming is experienced, which means policies and adaptation strategies must be tailored to specific areas.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

A TV adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s seminal 2001 novel, “The Corrections,” has finally found a home at Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

That’s the question I fielded most often about the new Broadway adaptation of the 1975 movie “Dog Day Afternoon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Has his mind done this, some kind of adaptation?

From "Every Day" by David Levithan