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co-opts

verb

present tense third-person singular of co-opt

as in integrates

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-opts Mike Flanagan’s story loosely co-opts the villain origin tale behind many of those incarnations — actor with an ax to grind gains shapeshifting abilities — but otherwise starts more or less from scratch. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 In Eddington, Joe co-opts the righteous anger of BLM. — Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025

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The firm manages the cable’s arrival on France’s Atlantic coast and integrates it into Europe’s terrestrial network.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
QuickBooks integrates with more than 800 popular platforms and applications, including Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Gusto, Mailchimp, PayPal, Salesforce, Shopify, Square, Stripe and Zapier.

— Dana Miranda, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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The turbine also incorporates hollow superalloy blades designed to withstand high operating temperatures.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
The vast, faintly industrial open warehouse incorporates concrete and wood surfaces, and glass walls frame views of the al fresco crowd in the courtyard.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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