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as in borrowed
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving
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Recent Examples of adopted
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
The company had trouble on day one launching a robotaxi service with a handful of cars in its adopted hometown of Austin.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
Part of the reason for the discrepancy is that the LAO adopted a more conservative outlook on tax revenue from residents’ stock market earnings.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for adopted
Adjective
His adopted brother, Ashtray, as played by Javon Walton, appeared to die in the same scene.
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More than 3,000 donors adopted children from the Angel Tree in Charlotte this year, spending an average of more than $160, Rinehart said.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for adopted
Adjective
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In the end, instead of an orphaned youth discovering his mysterious power to save the world, Josh Brownhill fired home to avoid extra time in a game that barely merited 90 minutes.—
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Her newest is about the unlikely friendship that develops between a rescue dog and an orphaned cheetah who are paired together by a zoo.—
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Giffords wore a recycled Vera Wang gown borrowed from a family friend, a choice that reflected her commitment to environmental sustainability.—
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Wheelchair-accessible ramps and pathways are located throughout the resort, and beach wheelchairs can be borrowed at the Coronado lifeguard station.—
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However, baseball has now fully embraced technologies such as data analytics and AI for performance analysis.—
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Two readers left five-star reviews and shared their own freezer methods, so this is certainly a technique embraced by the Southern Living community.—
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“Adopted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adopted. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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