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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
Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Samples borrowed from German composer Max Richter.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
That is money borrowed or diverted from other important areas to prop up what was designed to be a self-sustaining road maintenance system.
—Louis Sigaud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Tomkins borrowed the title from a sixteenth-century publication by Giorgio Vasari, a painter and an architect who chronicled the lives of Cimabue, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, Giotto, and many other predecessors and contemporaries.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The doorbell might ring with a request for Bob or to hand back something borrowed.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026
Depending on how bad the pest ruined plants in a particular latitude, the farmer either made it financially, or borrowed more from the bank to eat during the winter.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
The ring was borrowed from a co-worker, while the other three devices were provided by the companies for testing.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Dick dug the hole in the hill, cemented it all in and then borrowed 2 acres of land from a friend who had 13 acres—back in those days, such transactions were simpler—and planted a vineyard.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
Daily payments for emergency help Three months earlier, in October, Jane had borrowed $50,000 through what's called a merchant cash advance, or MCA.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Samples borrowed from German composer Max Richter.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
That is money borrowed or diverted from other important areas to prop up what was designed to be a self-sustaining road maintenance system.
—Louis Sigaud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Tomkins borrowed the title from a sixteenth-century publication by Giorgio Vasari, a painter and an architect who chronicled the lives of Cimabue, Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, Giotto, and many other predecessors and contemporaries.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The doorbell might ring with a request for Bob or to hand back something borrowed.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026
Depending on how bad the pest ruined plants in a particular latitude, the farmer either made it financially, or borrowed more from the bank to eat during the winter.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
The ring was borrowed from a co-worker, while the other three devices were provided by the companies for testing.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Dick dug the hole in the hill, cemented it all in and then borrowed 2 acres of land from a friend who had 13 acres—back in those days, such transactions were simpler—and planted a vineyard.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 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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The 14th Amendment − one of a trio of constitutional amendments adopted after the Civil War − overrode the Supreme Court’s infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision that African Americans could not be citizens.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The directness with which the camera meets the eyes of the film’s subjects suggests compassion for their disfigurement and isolation (indeed, Farrokhzad adopted a boy from the colony), but there are no interviews.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At Studio 54, Hsu pointed out the worn leopard-print carpeting, which was decades old.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Galvan's worn medals, held trophies, but the Millikan High School senior wants a new accessory to one day show her future children.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Stavros believes ownership could spread to multiples of that number if America once again embraced an instrument called the ESOP, for Employee Stock Ownership Plan.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Vogue’s Favorite Wedge Mules Street style has already embraced the shoe, where fashion insiders in Paris and Milan paired both classic black leather options and pop of red styles with skirts and mini dresses for subtle lift.—
María Munsuri,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Borrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrowed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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