as in borrows
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 adopts
Consider a university that adopts an institutional neutrality policy.
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Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Saying goodbye to wholesale, Lo’s spring 2026 collection adopts a bespoke model as the range puts a big focus on craftsmanship and exclusivity.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
In contrast, underparenting adopts an intentional approach—offering plenty of space to explore their own interests and make up their own games, as well as opportunities for independence.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
In the movie, June Squibb plays an elderly Jewish woman who stumbles into a support group at the local Jewish Community Center and adopts her best friend’s experiences as her own.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
However, Swift’s version adopts a more menacing tone, amplifying themes of manipulation, profit and loyalty in the context of the music industry.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But governance could be eventually handed over to the Palestinian Authority, which already oversees parts of the West Bank, another Palestinian territory which Israel occupies, provided the Palestinian Authority adopts a broad series of reforms.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The agency typically adopts the guidance of ACIP, which issues recommendations on who should receive certain shots and which vaccines insurers must cover at no cost.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Nouvelle Vague, about the production of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, lightly adopts the French New Wave style to create a distinctly Linklaterian hang-out picture.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Saying goodbye to wholesale, Lo’s spring 2026 collection adopts a bespoke model as the range puts a big focus on craftsmanship and exclusivity.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
In contrast, underparenting adopts an intentional approach—offering plenty of space to explore their own interests and make up their own games, as well as opportunities for independence.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
In the movie, June Squibb plays an elderly Jewish woman who stumbles into a support group at the local Jewish Community Center and adopts her best friend’s experiences as her own.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
However, Swift’s version adopts a more menacing tone, amplifying themes of manipulation, profit and loyalty in the context of the music industry.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But governance could be eventually handed over to the Palestinian Authority, which already oversees parts of the West Bank, another Palestinian territory which Israel occupies, provided the Palestinian Authority adopts a broad series of reforms.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The agency typically adopts the guidance of ACIP, which issues recommendations on who should receive certain shots and which vaccines insurers must cover at no cost.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Nouvelle Vague, about the production of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, lightly adopts the French New Wave style to create a distinctly Linklaterian hang-out picture.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adopts
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The bond tax will likely increase as the district borrows more money to finance construction of a new seismically sound hospital tower for patient rooms.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Come next year, the trio will open doors on a new Italian American steakhouse concept that borrows its name from that popular phrase, Spacca Tutto, in the anchor spot formerly occupied by The Draycott.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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With that goal in mind, Dijkstra has constructed a scheme to ensure that King Radovid stops drinking and sulking over Jaskier and embraces his role as one of the few remaining leaders who can oppose Emhyr’s army.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Creating an emotional throughline for a film that embraces the lyrical, dreamlike quality of its title gave composer Bryce Dessner enough of a challenge to disrupt how composers usually create a movie score.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Adopts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adopts. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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