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as in assumed

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verb

past tense of borrow
as in adopted
to take for one's own use (something originated by another) borrowed the basic plot from a book of tales, but put her personal stamp on the story

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Recent Examples of borrowed
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Torani had borrowed a lot of money to build the new factory, and the pandemic brought new financial uncertainty. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 That year, Love borrowed nearly $150,000 from Foster Friends with zero interest, the tax filing and Love’s state economic disclosure forms show. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Ulrich's defense attorney argued the former commissioner was struggling with alcoholism and gambling and borrowed money from friends and others during that period. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Roseberry repurposed the outdated materials of an early aughts IT department, while McQueen’s robotic arms were borrowed from a factory where they were used to paint cars — hardly super high-tech advancements threatening species-level extinction. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 In China, trillions of dollars of off-the-books debt have piled up at the local rather than the national level, as local governments borrowed public funds to invest in residential real estate and infrastructure. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 The idea was borrowed from forever stamps, Schlesinger explained at the time. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Anning co-founder and CEO Sophie Broun believes that methods borrowed from the oil and gas industry could unlock this energy source. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2026 But these companies are just two of the dozens that have borrowed billions of dollars at high interest rates to expand at a breakneck pace. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borrowed
  1. assumed
  2. adopted
  3. worn
  4. embraced
Adjective
  • Sales Cycle Duration Leaders must stress test the assumed duration of their sales cycle.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Since storming out of that horse in July, Christopher Nolan’s film has become the assumed Best Picture front-runner on the basis of its epic scale, strong reviews, and record-breaking grosses.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • The MacBook screens have always been top-notch, meeting P3 color-gamut standards despite being IPS panels, and some have adopted additional features like True Tone ambient color adjustment.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • How fast the benefits of a truly life-changing technology flow through the economy is the actual measure of how fast it is being adopted.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of adopted
Adjective
  • An army of Janeites, no doubt wielding their worn copies of Sense and Sensibility, are marching into cinemas around the world to watch an adaptation for a whole new generation.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The once grand building, where celebrities and socialites have slept, lived, and partied for decades, is undeniably shabby, with worn carpets and crumbling plumbing.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of worn
Verb
  • Louisville forward Flory Bidunga embraced his former Kansas teammate Tre White after the final horn of the Cardinals’ 89-83 exhibition victory over the Jayhawks on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Their banter with each other before singing, not to mention their duet itself, embraced the liveliness and feminine feminist-ness of that song.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of embraced

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“Borrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrowed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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