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to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
borrowed the basic plot from a book of tales, but put her personal stamp on the story
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Recent Examples of borrowed
Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The brothers learned as teenagers that their father had borrowed money through a federal program to drill for wells, and wound up $4 million in debt, including interest, when the wells failed, with the land pledged as collateral.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The new design was paired with a necklace borrowed from her mother and a veil designed with white and (something) blue ribbons that paid homage to traditional Polish folk headwear.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
In 1755, the great literary figure Samuel Johnson borrowed some of Cocker’s terms for his monumental Dictionary of the English Language.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
The light fixtures have a stately look, almost like they were borrowed from the Boston Public Library.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Most of the money borrowed by the government to spend on its citizens, actually comes from them and to them the debt is an asset, on which they get paid interest.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
With borrowing, an individual is seeking near-term access to resources from a lender who is willing to give up resource access in the near term in return for greater access (money borrowed plus interest) in the future.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
In a desperate attempt to keep up, Chicago mayors and City Councils have cut services, used one-time revenues, and borrowed to plug budget holes while forcing businesses to pay the highest property taxes in the nation.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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Three years later, Stack borrowed another $60 million from GE Capital, this time to buy out his investors.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The brothers learned as teenagers that their father had borrowed money through a federal program to drill for wells, and wound up $4 million in debt, including interest, when the wells failed, with the land pledged as collateral.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
The new design was paired with a necklace borrowed from her mother and a veil designed with white and (something) blue ribbons that paid homage to traditional Polish folk headwear.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
In 1755, the great literary figure Samuel Johnson borrowed some of Cocker’s terms for his monumental Dictionary of the English Language.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
The light fixtures have a stately look, almost like they were borrowed from the Boston Public Library.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Most of the money borrowed by the government to spend on its citizens, actually comes from them and to them the debt is an asset, on which they get paid interest.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
With borrowing, an individual is seeking near-term access to resources from a lender who is willing to give up resource access in the near term in return for greater access (money borrowed plus interest) in the future.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
In a desperate attempt to keep up, Chicago mayors and City Councils have cut services, used one-time revenues, and borrowed to plug budget holes while forcing businesses to pay the highest property taxes in the nation.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borrowed
Adjective
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With an assumed surplus of relief pitching available at the trade deadline, Philadelphia would be wise to go out and acquire multiple arms to add to its bullpen.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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That’s on top of an assumed 3% pay increase from the state.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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Somewhere there is a happy medium to be found between the overbroad rules of the previous administration and the complete absence of rules for domestic companies that the present administration has now adopted.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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There was even a handwritten letter from my birth mom, written the day I was adopted.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Borrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrowed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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