adoption

noun

Definition of adoptionnext
as in embracement

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Recent Examples of adoption While EVs may dominate the headlines, the next wave of EV adoption is likely to be shaped less by consumer demand alone and more by the operational needs of fleets that already run every day. — Darren Tan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Over the past two years, many enterprises have taken a maximalist approach to AI adoption — launching more use cases, onboarding more employees, deploying more agents, and consuming more tokens. — Sumeet Agrawal, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Every adoption helps free critical space for the next animal in need, Weinstock said. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026 Higher electricity prices can help the adoption of renewables, but so far, the new electricity demand has largely been met with natural gas generation. — Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for adoption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoption
  1. embracement
  2. embrace
  3. espousal
  4. acceptance
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
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  • Unlike its more exclusive neighbor properties, Daunt’s feels like a warm embrace and a breath of fresh air at the same time.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Moving employees up not out Like many executives, Bozeman is at pains to say his company’s embrace of AI isn’t about replacing human workers.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 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
  • The Trump administration is also unwinding another key tool of American soft power: the country’s espousal of liberal democratic values.
    — Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Definition of espousal
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  • The central message is the acceptance that suffering is a necessary stage in the process of love, loss and personal growth — of life itself.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The former Black-ish and Grown-ish star — who played a college student on the latter series — initially deferred her acceptance to the Ivy League school for a year to work on a few projects, ultimately enrolling in 2017.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of acceptance

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“Adoption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoption. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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