adapted
adjective
adapt·ed
ə-ˈdap-təd 
a-
: suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation
—used with to or for
soil well adapted to the growing of wheat
"The teeth are sharp and adapted for gripping onto slippery prey … "—
Debi Willoughby
Debi Willoughby
adaptedness
noun
He proposes that natural selection is the process of differential reproduction resulting from differential adaptedness to a common selective environment.
—Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Accessibility While most of the restaurants are wheelchair-accessible, there are no adapted rooms.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
For instance, Puerto Rican anole lizards have developed longer limbs and larger toe pads for city life, and house finches show adapted beaks.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
An adapted version of Florentina Holzinger’s Seaworld Venice, created for the Austrian Pavilion, will be presented at Gropius Bau in Berlin in spring 2027, followed by a stop at Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna that fall, before concluding its run in March 2028 at Amant in Brooklyn.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
Koepp has written original and adapted screenplays across a wide array of genres.
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Darryn King,
Vanity Fair,
19 May 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 July 2026
For instance, Puerto Rican anole lizards have developed longer limbs and larger toe pads for city life, and house finches show adapted beaks.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
An adapted version of Florentina Holzinger’s Seaworld Venice, created for the Austrian Pavilion, will be presented at Gropius Bau in Berlin in spring 2027, followed by a stop at Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna that fall, before concluding its run in March 2028 at Amant in Brooklyn.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
Koepp has written original and adapted screenplays across a wide array of genres.
—
Darryn King,
Vanity Fair,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for adapted
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“Adapted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adapted. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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