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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
Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The name of the Sabalenka-Kyrgios exhibition was borrowed from the 1973 match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, which King won in straight sets in the Houston Astrodome.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The trip was entirely self-funded; the family sold personal belongings, including furniture and a car, and borrowed money from friends and relatives to cover airfare and lodging.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Perfect Blue is violent and unsettling — a movie Darren Aronofsky shamelessly borrowed from to create scenes from Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Grier Henchy, 17, borrowed the beige lace square-neck gown from Brooke Shields' closet, 22 years after its initial wear.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Conjuring 2 is filled with sudden jolts, dog bells signaling danger, self-moving fire engine toys, and the infamous Crooked Man — all shot with cinematic tricks borrowed from '70s-era filmmaking.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Indeed, some of the garments White wears in the film are borrowed from Springsteen’s actual wardrobe, including a Triumph Motorcycles T-shirt and an original blue and white plaid shirt from the early 1980s that the star had often worn.
—Nicole Mowbray, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
That is when the japes really started, most prominently on a mid-season bonding trip to Barcelona when four players ‘borrowed’ a taxi after a late-night trip to McDonald’s.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
To further enrage Predator purists, Thia and Dek adopt a cuddly little monkey-ish creature as their companion, a CGI bit of whimsy seemingly borrowed from Pixar.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The name of the Sabalenka-Kyrgios exhibition was borrowed from the 1973 match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, which King won in straight sets in the Houston Astrodome.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The trip was entirely self-funded; the family sold personal belongings, including furniture and a car, and borrowed money from friends and relatives to cover airfare and lodging.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Perfect Blue is violent and unsettling — a movie Darren Aronofsky shamelessly borrowed from to create scenes from Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Grier Henchy, 17, borrowed the beige lace square-neck gown from Brooke Shields' closet, 22 years after its initial wear.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Conjuring 2 is filled with sudden jolts, dog bells signaling danger, self-moving fire engine toys, and the infamous Crooked Man — all shot with cinematic tricks borrowed from '70s-era filmmaking.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Indeed, some of the garments White wears in the film are borrowed from Springsteen’s actual wardrobe, including a Triumph Motorcycles T-shirt and an original blue and white plaid shirt from the early 1980s that the star had often worn.
—Nicole Mowbray, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
That is when the japes really started, most prominently on a mid-season bonding trip to Barcelona when four players ‘borrowed’ a taxi after a late-night trip to McDonald’s.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borrowed
Adjective
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Aerial Global Community applied with the Tennessee Secretary of State on March 31, 2022, to register Aerial Recovery as an assumed name.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the first season, tThe drama based on James Patterson’s best-selling novel series saw Cross pursue a narcissistic serial killer played by Ryan Eggold and uncover Miss Nancy as an assumed stalker endangering his family.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Arlene adopted Aileen in 1991 Arlene and her husband, Robert, adopted Aileen in 1991, after she was arrested and incarcerated.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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It was officially adopted with a two-thirds vote requirement in 1917.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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As Van Daley adds, guests will clock worn or saggy cushions right away.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Ella Dalton and Luna Yohannan, on the other hand, had their natural curls enhanced with the Curl Manifesto line and worn as is.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There, surrounded by mobsters, the future moviemaker embraced Catholicism and the Italian code of omertà.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meghann Fahy Fahy embraced romantic sensibility in her look from Chloé’s fall 2025 collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Borrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrowed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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