ADOPTS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

adopts

verb

present tense third-person singular of adopt

as in borrows

to take for one's own use (something originated by another) shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving

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Recent Examples of adopts The 20-plus-piece collection adopts a modular system and adjustable silhouettes. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Before the city or state adopts or regulates an AI tool that touches housing, jobs, benefits or immigration, the people affected should be asked first. — Steven Choi, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 By law, Maryland regularly adopts the international standard for that very reason. — Tom Nyein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2026 Another key element of the measure is establishing a two-year budget cycle for the city, which currently adopts its budget annually. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 But Eliot also uses free indirect discourse, the technique in which an omniscient narrator adopts the perspective of an individual character, to inhabit Dorothea beyond her surface qualities. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 Success won’t be determined by who adopts AI the fastest or deploys post-quantum cryptography first. — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The Indiana Natural Resources Commission adopts rules for the state's hunting and trapping seasons, including the start and stop dates. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026 On closer-range shots, Brughmans often adopts a wide base with his chest slightly forward and his arms relatively low. — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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The idea borrows from hotels and weddings and reframes those keepsakes as everyday home decor.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
View gallery - 4 images Apple has unveiled HomeView, a curious little device that borrows the floating display of the original iMac G4, the touchscreen of an iPad, the familiar faces of an Apple Watch and the speaker base of a HomePod.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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In Asia, leaders are traditionally expected to project absolute certainty; a stance that instead embraces uncertainty puts their credibility and authority on the line.

— Ryoji Sekido, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
The Harmony Suite, for example, embraces shades of blue, wave-like motifs, and all things water.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026

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