as in embracing
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 adopting
While musicals, with their higher production costs and specific talent needs, still pursue long runs, plays are increasingly adopting this profitable, rapid turnover approach.
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Katie North,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
In a pricey travel year, travelers are adopting savvy strategies to enjoy high-end experiences with less financial regret.
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Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The Bear may be adopting a device used by The Pitt (and many others), but its most potent reference point is its own early history.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
African and Caribbean leaders are demanding financial compensation, debt cancellation and formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade after adopting a sweeping reparations plan at a conference in Ghana.
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Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
After all, assuming new tasks requires another round of training, not just for middle-aged workers changing careers but also for retirees adopting new pursuits.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
With the spin-off and FDX adopting a new fiscal calendar, Wells cautioned that next week's earnings report could be noisy.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
According to Hartman, this all goes back to COVID, when everybody was adopting puppies.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Beyond mere modernization, adopting these predictive tools helps solve infrastructure’s persistent optics problem.
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Gregg Herrin,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Katie North,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
In a pricey travel year, travelers are adopting savvy strategies to enjoy high-end experiences with less financial regret.
—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The Bear may be adopting a device used by The Pitt (and many others), but its most potent reference point is its own early history.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
African and Caribbean leaders are demanding financial compensation, debt cancellation and formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade after adopting a sweeping reparations plan at a conference in Ghana.
—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
After all, assuming new tasks requires another round of training, not just for middle-aged workers changing careers but also for retirees adopting new pursuits.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
With the spin-off and FDX adopting a new fiscal calendar, Wells cautioned that next week's earnings report could be noisy.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
According to Hartman, this all goes back to COVID, when everybody was adopting puppies.
—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Beyond mere modernization, adopting these predictive tools helps solve infrastructure’s persistent optics problem.
—
Gregg Herrin,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adopting
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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's son is embracing his time in the spotlight.
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Increasingly, however, many are embracing a different definition—one that includes rest, healing, preventative care, joy, and self-investment.
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That limited graduate nursing students to borrowing $20,500 a year, while students in clinical psychology, optometry and podiatry, as well as medicine, dentistry and law, could borrow $50,000.
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That includes sweeping hundreds of millions of dollars out of special taxing districts, borrowing to pay for legal settlements and retroactive pay bumps, and diverting pandemic relief money away from programs and toward payroll instead.
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“Adopting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adopting. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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