Thesaurus results for CO-OPT

co-opt

verb

kō-ˈäpt

Definition of co-opt

as in to integrate

to make a part of a body or system the national organization co-opted many formerly independent local groups

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Recent Examples of co-opt The question, analysts say, is no longer whether Vannacci will influence the vote, but whether Meloni can contain, co-opt or outmaneuver a challenger carving out political space to her right. — ABC News, 14 June 2026 A lot of the stuff that people think is new or innovative now is actually something that’s been borrowed or co-opted from something else that came before, or it was at least inspired by something that came before. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 20 May 2026 The tradition endures even as most people quietly agree that art probably shouldn’t be co-opted by the agendas of nation-states. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026 In some areas, the guards themselves have been infiltrated or co-opted by criminal organizations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for co-opt

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Later in the curriculum, students will learn to ethically and effectively integrate AI into advanced legal research, writing, and clinical practice.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
In future updates, the platform is expected to integrate an advanced commercial version of the model, further improving depth completion, object boundary detection, and spatial structure understanding.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

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To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Back then, the imperial family was bigger and incorporated other collateral branches, known as Oke, which offered a pool of candidates if the main bloodline failed to produce an heir.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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The trio has assimilated perfectly, down to their graying wigs.

— Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Many of these children not only survived, but learned the skills and lifeways of their captors, often becoming fully assimilated into the cultures that had once seemed utterly foreign.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026

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