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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
Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Rare film footage, costumes, shoes, props, papers and other Joffrey goodies are making their way across the country for a three-month stay, marking the company’s 70th anniversary and 30th year in its adopted home.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Where the unionization effort stands On its website, the union posted a copy of a letter from an arbitrator who found that the casino must comply with the 2017 agreement, and a letter from another who adopted the previous arbitrator’s conclusion.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The nullification of the three adopted RMPs follows a similar fate of the controversial Rock Springs RMP in southwest Wyoming.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Rare film footage, costumes, shoes, props, papers and other Joffrey goodies are making their way across the country for a three-month stay, marking the company’s 70th anniversary and 30th year in its adopted home.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
If the new fiber is adopted, bullet proof vests and protective gear could soon be far more safe and effective.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Where the unionization effort stands On its website, the union posted a copy of a letter from an arbitrator who found that the casino must comply with the 2017 agreement, and a letter from another who adopted the previous arbitrator’s conclusion.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adopted
Adjective
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This small group of animal advocates discovered Flounder, a sick and orphaned puppy, at a local kill shelter.—
Allison Moses,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Tom, for his own part, rescues the orphaned Sam from being a ward of the state and starts taking care of him.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Namely, going after the drug traffickers themselves by raiding Mexican cartel trap houses and robbing their mules, using equipment borrowed from their parents including night-vision goggles and beanbag shotguns.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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The average new-car customer borrowed $42,647 in the third quarter, at an annual interest rate of 7%, for an average monthly payment of $754.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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However, baseball has now fully embraced technologies such as data analytics and AI for performance analysis.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Adopted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adopted. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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