as in adopts
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 borrows
Its proposal borrows ideas from Arizona, California, Rhode Island and Minnesota laws to identify the sources of donations that otherwise would be untraceable under Illinois law.
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
For starters, there are five customizable light settings, including a nesting mode that borrows from nature.
—New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Take, for instance, his eight-foot-long Double Knot table, which borrows its texture from the egg crate.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
Season 2 borrows heavily from Lasher, the second book in Rice’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches series, albeit with one key difference.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
Bloom even borrows classic jazz tunes for her chapter titles, a hint as to where Foster’s song score may go stylistically.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
Nosferatu’s 1922 version is said to be one of the first horror films ever created, and borrows from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Ballistic also borrows the buy-in feature from Counter-Strike.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The fund's strategy borrows from ESG funds that have been the target of conservatives for shunning investments in the oil and gas industry.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
For starters, there are five customizable light settings, including a nesting mode that borrows from nature.
—New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Take, for instance, his eight-foot-long Double Knot table, which borrows its texture from the egg crate.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 14 Dec. 2024
Season 2 borrows heavily from Lasher, the second book in Rice’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches series, albeit with one key difference.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
Bloom even borrows classic jazz tunes for her chapter titles, a hint as to where Foster’s song score may go stylistically.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
Nosferatu’s 1922 version is said to be one of the first horror films ever created, and borrows from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Ballistic also borrows the buy-in feature from Counter-Strike.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The fund's strategy borrows from ESG funds that have been the target of conservatives for shunning investments in the oil and gas industry.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borrows
adopts
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Told from Paul’s amnesiac perspective, the movie adopts a dream-like state where faces recur as different characters.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Whether or not the government adopts the revenue -neutral rate, Harrell said, is up to them.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Borrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrows. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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