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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
Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Heather Benson, age 13, borrowed Forever on a choir trip.
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Brooks borrowed a pair of too-tight football pants and played anyway.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Artists have always borrowed, referenced, and reinterpreted what came before them.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The night Rosalba was killed, some guys from MS-13 borrowed his Accord, Perez told Flores.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Those tax dollars would be used to repay the money borrowed from the Indiana Toll Road.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
So much so that by June 1870, Rillet filed a trademark injunction with the New York Supreme Court, trying to stop a competitor who had borrowed the name while abandoning the process.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Alpha School Scottsdale has also borrowed language and practices from gaming to maximize growth.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
Back in 2022, Schaefer borrowed an idea from his time at Mississippi State as a way to drum up fan support.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Heather Benson, age 13, borrowed Forever on a choir trip.
—Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Brooks borrowed a pair of too-tight football pants and played anyway.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Artists have always borrowed, referenced, and reinterpreted what came before them.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The night Rosalba was killed, some guys from MS-13 borrowed his Accord, Perez told Flores.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Those tax dollars would be used to repay the money borrowed from the Indiana Toll Road.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
So much so that by June 1870, Rillet filed a trademark injunction with the New York Supreme Court, trying to stop a competitor who had borrowed the name while abandoning the process.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Alpha School Scottsdale has also borrowed language and practices from gaming to maximize growth.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borrowed
Adjective
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Today, investigators released a video recovered from her entryway camera, showing a person—masked, gloved, carrying what appears to be a holstered gun—at her door during the hours of the assumed abduction.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz indicated the Razmias alias may be the defendant’s true identity, with Stoian being an assumed name.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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That deal, which required Iran to limit its nuclear program by, among other things, cutting enrichment levels and reducing centrifuges, took effect in 2016 and was due to expire 10 years after it was adopted.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Under the bill, that process is limited to schools where the board of education has adopted an early admission policy.—
CT Mirror,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Great worn solo, even better layered.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2026
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The march, organized by the Arizona Life Coalition, drew Orthodox Christians, Catholics, nuns, young families pushing strollers, and veterans of past marches carrying worn signs.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The company embraced enterprise software like no other.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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Trump has embraced unilateral uses of force — including the once-taboo targeting of heads of state, a Harvard professor noted — to achieve his foreign policy goals.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Borrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrowed. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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