ADOPTING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

adopting

verb

present participle of adopt

as in embracing

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 adopting In 2024, after more than ten years of consideration, and contrary to the recommendation of its own Anthropocene Working Group, the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy voted against formally adopting the Anthropocene as our new epoch. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 Additionally, partners need to have a clear understanding of how the innovator, supply chain and brand will share the risks associated with adopting a new technology. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Not that the trend had anything to do with Jildevik adopting the format for this achingly personal project. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 By adopting and adapting existing models, the continent’s outputs can evolve more quickly. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 22 Oct. 2026 The show replaces each one with a fresh fuckup, who rarely has trouble adopting Slough House’s culture of picking at one another’s wounds until everyone’s a little too exposed for comfort. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 James Brolin, then 42 and best known for The Amityville Horror, tested over several days, even adopting something almost resembling an English accent. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The shelter is asking the public to consider adopting or fostering a dog to help ease the overcrowding. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 According to the country's justice minister, Edasso Rodrigue Bayala, all 71 members of the Burkina Faso legislature unanimously voted in favor of adopting the new penal code on Tuesday. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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Yet, Wealth Briefing Asia notes that regulatory and reporting challenges often stop family offices from fully embracing crypto assets.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
And fanfic adaptations aren’t just capturing attention in the film industry; fanfic is also a promotional tool, with films that have nothing to do with fanfic embracing it.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

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France's unrest is fueling investor concerns over the country's fiscal outlook, after borrowing costs hit their highest level since 2002 earlier this week.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
It's called an exchange because borrowing entities, like a regional heating oil retailer, would be required to replace the same volume at a premium ahead of next year.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

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