Thesaurus results for CO-OPTING

co-opting

verb

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present participle of co-opt

as in integrating

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-opting Oligarchs scooped up major publications and donated them to a consolidated media foundation, co-opting the free press and turning it into the Prime Minister’s bullhorn. —

Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin has long been co-opting the Orthodox Church to legitimize his aggression against Ukraine. —

Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026 According to Feinstein, the co-opting of her image was part of the reason Minnelli felt compelled to tell her story herself. —

Mason Leib, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 However, bill authors said that data scrapers, artificial intelligence companies and scammers may be co-opting this transparency for suspect reasons and slowing down everyday Hoosiers' and journalists'requests in the process. —

Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 26 Feb. 2026 Then there is the co-opting of the punk rock movement, created as an underground DIY movement to challenge mainstream culture, but later embraced by it. —

Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026 Twice now, the Mamdani campaign has rolled out television spots aimed at co-opting and spoofing huge entertainment industry franchises — ABC’s The Bachelor and CBS’ Survivor. —

Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 In response, Williams pointed out how major corporations co-opting the live music landscape has led to financial issues for smaller venues. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025 Which would mean that its activation in the digits was the product of co-opting the cloacal genetic program and deploying it in the developing limb. —

John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025

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This experience now feeds directly into production, with a focus on integrating audience awareness and positioning from the earliest stages of a project’s development, Romeo specified.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 May 2026
Our research suggests that integrating AI into team settings doesn’t happen naturally, and introducing AI into meetings without laying the proper groundwork can narrow participation, fragment discussions, or shift ownership away from the team.

— Gabriele Rosani, Harvard Business Review, 13 May 2026