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
Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Amazon founder was previously married to Mackenzie Scott from 1993 to 2019, and the couple share three sons and an adopted daughter.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Further development and long-term testing are still necessary to ensure the membrane’s reliability before it can be successfully adopted into working industrial reactors.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
According to the village's 2025 adopted budget, the village manager's salary is $113,506.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Amazon founder was previously married to Mackenzie Scott from 1993 to 2019, and the couple share three sons and an adopted daughter.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
By 1980, all 50 states had adopted school vaccine mandates, requiring children to be vaccinated before enrollment.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Further development and long-term testing are still necessary to ensure the membrane’s reliability before it can be successfully adopted into working industrial reactors.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adopted
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Back then, telecom equipment giants like Cisco, Nortel and Lucent borrowed heavily to offer their customers financing deals that essentially ensured sustained demand for telecom equipment.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Even the country’s name was a contrivance, borrowed from an empire that had flourished a thousand years earlier and hundreds of miles away, in what is now Mauritania and Mali.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The punk drama follows Ria, an orphaned Filipina punk musician raised in a Manila punk commune called Tarima.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Jen, an orphaned Gelling raised in solitude by a gentle race of creatures called the Mystics, must find the missing shard that will heal the crystal and restore balance to the universe.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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For the performance, the rapper embraced the fashion of the '80s with a leopard print and lace outfit.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ever since, Swifties and bakers alike have embraced the singer's sourdough skills.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Adopted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adopted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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