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adoption

[uh-dop-shuhn] / əˈdɒp ʃən /
NOUN
choosing or taking something as one's own
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptance approval enactment endorsement maintenance ratification
STRONG
approbation appropriation assumption choice confirmation embracement embracing espousal following selection support
WEAK
taking on taking over taking up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproval opposition refusal rejection
WEAK
pass repudiation
NOUN
legal taking of another's child
Synonyms
STRONG
fosterage fostering raising
WEAK
adopting naturalizing taking in
Antonyms
WEAK
pass rejection repudiation

Example Sentences

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The law's adoption comes a month after US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited the Caribbean nation to push for a liberalization of the mining code.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The Church of England is planning to issue an apology for its role in historical forced adoption, the BBC has learned.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Some older professionals are choosing early retirement because of the disruption and learning demands of AI adoption in the workplace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

California enacted major PBM reform last year with the adoption of Senate Bill 41, which went into effect Jan. 1.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Man ceased to be the measure of all else only with the adoption of the metric system in France in 1799.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton