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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Another way Dr Pepper is evolving its storytelling is integrating into existing programming like The Pat McAfee Show during the show’s signature commercial-free hour.—
Kristi Dosh,
Forbes.com,
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For Yang’s microscope, the network instantly reconstructs high-resolution details across a large 3D volume, integrating data from all 100 lenslets into a single coherent image.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The pieces, arranged by color, evoked balls of a bygone era, with some sporting high collars and others incorporating gauzy drawings around the neck.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Your architecture is often described as contextually relevant, incorporating local materials and traditional craftsmanship.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Despite personality friction within the reggae-assimilating band even after decades of inactivity as a unit, The Police successfully undertook a lucrative reunion world tour from 2007-2008 that reportedly earned the group over $360 million, becoming one of the highest grossing tours of all-time.—
Mike Alleyne,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This model provides an opportunity for collaboration and for assimilating and sharpening all the skills covered in the course.—
Filomena Nunes,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Co-opting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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