as in integrated
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-opted
Of late, the tourist haven has been co-opted as yet another place for New York fans to cheer.
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ABC News, 13 June 2026
Digwa was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, concluding a case that the far-right has co-opted for its false narrative that British institutions, including the police, are biased against White Britons.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 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
Carnival has been co-opted by—and used to promote the philosophies of—various movements, from the Protestant Reformation to National Socialism.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
But invariably, these calls are co-opted by conservatives to demonize those on the short end of the stick.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
But vigilante movements in Mexico historically get co-opted by rival cartels or massacred, creating a dangerous spiral that could worsen after recent cartel leadership deaths.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 13 June 2026
Digwa was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, concluding a case that the far-right has co-opted for its false narrative that British institutions, including the police, are biased against White Britons.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 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
Carnival has been co-opted by—and used to promote the philosophies of—various movements, from the Protestant Reformation to National Socialism.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
But invariably, these calls are co-opted by conservatives to demonize those on the short end of the stick.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
But vigilante movements in Mexico historically get co-opted by rival cartels or massacred, creating a dangerous spiral that could worsen after recent cartel leadership deaths.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for co-opted
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Once a specialized capability, AI is now being seamlessly integrated into systems and embedded in nearly every domain.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Brookside will be fully integrated into Untitled, with Gerson Saines joining as a partner in the New York office and Brookside’s two managers Laura Wilkinson and Tess Citron also making the move to the new company.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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But when the new proton device was operational this month, the team incorporated that into De La Torre’s plan.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The investment comes as Hyphen, which was incorporated in April, launches HyphenShare, a profit-sharing and options program that gives creators and talent managers a financial stake in the agency.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Chef Kevin Liao also distinguishes the kitchen with his illuminating Toisanese specialties, a regional subgenre of Cantonese cuisine either rarely seen in Los Angeles or so deeply assimilated into more generalized Cantonese menus that its distinctions are hard to parse.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Those students will be assimilated into their home campuses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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“Co-opted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opted. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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