Adapt and Expand

Adapt

Adapt verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

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Expand and adapt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expand" instead a verb "Adapt".

Expand verb - To express more fully and in greater detail.

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Adapt and expand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adapt" instead a verb "Expand".

character	adapt character	expand character
material	adapt material	expand material
series	adapt series	expand series
characters	adapt characters	expand characters
Other words: bit, story, wardrobe, storyline, powers, bodies, abilities.

There was no intent to expand the one-shot to a full campaign, nor to adapt the outcome.

Source: Humble Beginnings
Suddenly the AI is planning to expand across a map to starve you of resources, making full tech switches to hard counter your compositions, and generally providing a very good resource for new players to learn to adapt to the game.

Source: Artificial Brilliance

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Expand and Adapt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adapt/expand

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Expand or Adapt. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adapt/expand.

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