as in to adopt
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 borrow
Under her fiscal rules, day-to-day government spending must be funded by tax revenues and not borrowing, and Reeves has also pledged to ensure public debt is falling as a share of economic output by 2029-30.
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Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
To cover it this year, Newsom and legislators tapped emergency reserves, borrowed money from the state treasury’s special funds, postponed some spending and engaged in some accounting gimmickry.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The brewery-to-be also borrowed money from On Tap Credit Union, according to Simons.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Money was borrowed from an aging parent, with the promise to pay it back.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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Hugh Leask,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
To cover it this year, Newsom and legislators tapped emergency reserves, borrowed money from the state treasury’s special funds, postponed some spending and engaged in some accounting gimmickry.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The brewery-to-be also borrowed money from On Tap Credit Union, according to Simons.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Money was borrowed from an aging parent, with the promise to pay it back.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for borrow
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The Johnstons adopted Alex on May 17, 2008.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Investors and regulators should adopt transparent, comparable metrics so capital rewards genuine impact, not greenwash.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Jodie Turner-Smith Jodie Turner-Smith embraced extravagant beaded detailing in her Georges Chakra look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood Leans In All of this has put Hollywood on notice, and the traditional entertainment industry is showing more eagerness to embrace the creator economy.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Borrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrow. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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