ADOPTION Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

adoption

noun

Definition of adoption

as in embracement

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Recent Examples of adoption It was taken by someone at the Holt International adoption agency. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Market adoption for jeans with a waistband that is folded down is up 200 percent. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Lovstrom said economics could ultimately drive wider adoption of this approach. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi are entering the fall bigger than ever before, with major events like a presidential election and sporting events driving adoption in recent years. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adoption

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Noun

But Cygnet Infinity—which received gold at the Spirits Business’s Low & No Masters 2026 Awards—is less about abstinence than embracement.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
That embracement has helped the military enlist between 128,000 and 190,000 new service members annually since the 1990s, even though some armed forces, especially the Army, have struggled to meet their recruiting goals in the past few years.

— Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025

Definition of embracement

Noun

The match, and their embrace at the end, captivated the tournament.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
This signifies the semiconductor industry’s broader embrace of high NA EUV photolithography technology that can cost up to $400 million per machine and is only provided by the Dutch technology company ASML, Bloomberg reports.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of embrace

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Scorsese’s public espousal of this technology marks the latest shift in attitude about AI from powerful Hollywood creatives.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Even China’s espousal of free trade is closely tied to its status as a manufacturing juggernaut.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of espousal

Noun

Thomas Edison improved the ticker in 1869, helping the technology gain widespread acceptance.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
That first flight, which will launch from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 3 on Wallops Island, Virginia, also depends on the successful completion of the vehicle's qualification testing and acceptance program, according to the company.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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