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the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
a careful adaptation of the book for the silver screen could take several years
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Audiobooks and adaptations now represent crucial revenue streams, with film and television rights sometimes exceeding traditional book sales.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
After starring in one season of a TV adaptation of John Grisham's The Firm, Lucas joined the cast of The Mysteries of Laura, and later appeared on Yellowstone as the younger version of Kevin Costner's John Dutton.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Mary Harron’s onscreen adaptation of American Psycho (the novel by Bret Easton Ellis), starring Christian Bale as Bateman, is now officially a quarter century old.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
Long wars also require constant adaptation and evolution: the longer a conflict lasts, the more pressure there is for innovations in tactics and technologies that might yield a breakthrough.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
After starring in one season of a TV adaptation of John Grisham's The Firm, Lucas joined the cast of The Mysteries of Laura, and later appeared on Yellowstone as the younger version of Kevin Costner's John Dutton.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Mary Harron’s onscreen adaptation of American Psycho (the novel by Bret Easton Ellis), starring Christian Bale as Bateman, is now officially a quarter century old.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
Long wars also require constant adaptation and evolution: the longer a conflict lasts, the more pressure there is for innovations in tactics and technologies that might yield a breakthrough.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Adaptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaptation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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