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adaptive

[uh-dap-tiv] / əˈdæp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
adjusting
Synonyms


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In patients who already produce normal or elevated levels of endogenous GLP-1, flooding those same receptors with long-acting agonists may push a finely tuned system past its adaptive range.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

India needs translational laboratories, accredited biobanks, adaptive trial networks and globally trusted evidence systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

By doing so, it links the body's two main defense systems -- innate and adaptive immunity -- into a coordinated and longer lasting response.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

These agents enable influence operations that are far more scalable, sophisticated and adaptive than simple scripted misinformation campaigns.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

It can be argued that youthful derring- do is in fact evolutionarily adaptive, a behavior encoded in our genes.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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