as in adaptions
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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Learn how to identify them and explore some of the adaptations that make these birds so unique.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Scientists, policymakers and stakeholders searching for models of sustainable agriculture and climate adaptations can look to the archaeological record.
—Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Colossal had imbued the rodents with thicker, woolly coats, golden fur and other cold-climate adaptations, all of which are key characteristics of the woolly mammoth that went extinct around 4,000 years ago.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
But the box office success still represented another win for the genre of video game adaptations, which in recent years has produced several hits on the big and small screen.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Evaluate properties through the lens of potential for future adaptations.
—Ryan Serhant, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
What saves these adaptations is passion.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Adi Shankar talks Devil May Cry on Netflix and why Hollywood keeps failing with its video game and anime adaptations.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Williams stays mostly away from that famously morphing portrait, a memorably chilling piece of the 1945 movie, as in all the various other dramatic adaptations over the years for stage and screen.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Scientists, policymakers and stakeholders searching for models of sustainable agriculture and climate adaptations can look to the archaeological record.
—Ari Caramanica, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Colossal had imbued the rodents with thicker, woolly coats, golden fur and other cold-climate adaptations, all of which are key characteristics of the woolly mammoth that went extinct around 4,000 years ago.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
But the box office success still represented another win for the genre of video game adaptations, which in recent years has produced several hits on the big and small screen.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Evaluate properties through the lens of potential for future adaptations.
—Ryan Serhant, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
What saves these adaptations is passion.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Adi Shankar talks Devil May Cry on Netflix and why Hollywood keeps failing with its video game and anime adaptations.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Williams stays mostly away from that famously morphing portrait, a memorably chilling piece of the 1945 movie, as in all the various other dramatic adaptations over the years for stage and screen.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Adaptations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adaptations. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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