Adapt and Shift

Adapt

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

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

Shift verb - To change the place or position of.

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Adapt and shift are semantically related in change topic. Sometimes you can use "Adapt" instead a verb "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

style	adapt style	shift style
plot	adapt plot	shift plot
episode	adapt episode	shift episode
way	adapt way	shift way
Other words: bit, times, attempts.

This is likely caused by the massive social shift and need to adapt to the Fall of Hyrule and migration to island living.

Source: Medieval Stasis
As for basic morality shift, in general, they're no more likely to be evil bastards than anybody else; individuals can fall in different places on the scale and they adapt to survive in a given environment.

Source: Sliding Scale of Vampire Friendliness
The second shift occurs after Dandy's zombification: the heroes turning into zombies isn't actually bad, and the scenario starts with the narrator giving a slice-of-life monologue about how they have learned to adapt to their new zombie lifestyle (eating yogurt, claiming death insurance, etc.).

Source: Anime / Space Dandy

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