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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
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Whether stolen, borrowed, or bought, public trash cans from various cities—New York, Berlin, Rome, and Bolzano—are sparsely distributed across the hall.
—Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Guests can also order a packed lunch to explore the area on a bike, borrowed for free.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
General Electric was nearly felled the same year by its captive finance arm, which borrowed cheaply against its industrial parent’s rating.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Other states also borrowed money to keep benefits flowing during the pandemic, and all but California have repaid their loans.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
But those numbers were drawn in part from the pandemic era when the government borrowed heavily to stabilize the economy.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The public money would be borrowed through bonds issued by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, or ISFA, which previously financed construction of Guaranteed Rate Field, where the White Sox play, and the 2003 renovation of Soldier Field.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
What Regulators Need to Do — and Quickly The architecture of this market — borrowed against borrowed against borrowed, with valuations set by sellers and risks distributed across jurisdictions no single regulator can see whole — is not identical to subprime mortgages in 2006.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Other states also borrowed money to keep benefits flowing during the pandemic, and all but California have repaid their loans.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Whether stolen, borrowed, or bought, public trash cans from various cities—New York, Berlin, Rome, and Bolzano—are sparsely distributed across the hall.
—Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Guests can also order a packed lunch to explore the area on a bike, borrowed for free.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
General Electric was nearly felled the same year by its captive finance arm, which borrowed cheaply against its industrial parent’s rating.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Other states also borrowed money to keep benefits flowing during the pandemic, and all but California have repaid their loans.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
But those numbers were drawn in part from the pandemic era when the government borrowed heavily to stabilize the economy.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The public money would be borrowed through bonds issued by the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, or ISFA, which previously financed construction of Guaranteed Rate Field, where the White Sox play, and the 2003 renovation of Soldier Field.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
What Regulators Need to Do — and Quickly The architecture of this market — borrowed against borrowed against borrowed, with valuations set by sellers and risks distributed across jurisdictions no single regulator can see whole — is not identical to subprime mortgages in 2006.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borrowed
Adjective
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While Craig will be the assumed starter, typically Dykes has at least tried to have a quarterback battle, with redshirt freshman Adam Schobel being Craig’s primary competition to watch.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2026
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Witnessing violence has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto the internet.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Late Friday, however, state officials adopted a new structure for the emissions program, called cap-and-invest, that analysts say will likely reduce wildfire mitigation funding by $200 million per year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Taken together, those cultural threads help explain why food – and especially meat – carries an outsized symbolic role in Texas politics, where the official state dish, adopted in 1977, is chili, defined by its significant meat base.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Quick wash is best for lightly worn clothes, not heavily soiled or stained items.—
Marisa Suzanne Martin,
The Spruce,
29 May 2026
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Historically, brands have used pumice stones to achieve a worn, stonewashed look — with stones often shipped from Mexico, adding transport emissions and cost to the process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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And while their nuptials were kept deliberately low-key, their traditional outfits still embraced the elegance of a classic wedding-day look.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
31 May 2026
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The challenge that Slot faced and embraced initially had morphed into something else entirely.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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“Borrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrowed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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