adapt
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In simpler terms, shutting down this protein pushes immune cells to adapt their metabolism, transforming them into stronger, faster, and more aggressive cancer fighters.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Over time, those repeated interactions create more opportunities for pathogens to circulate, adapt and potentially spill over into human populations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
With fewer plant populations, genetic diversity - the range of different genes within a species, some of which could help it adapt to new environments - are lost.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
As such, ski resorts and mountains have had to adapt to survive.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
It would make other things difficult—holding my toothbrush, knitting, eating fries—but I’d adapt.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing adapt
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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