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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

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In 2016, the then Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, apologised for the "hurt caused" by adoption agencies acting in the name of the Catholic Church.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Some older professionals, whose careers spanned the advent of personal computing and the internet, say they don’t want to spend their last working years going through the tumult of AI adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

That’s up from 3% at the start of the year, but relatively low compared with adoption among patients with Type 2 diabetes, which came in at around 26% last year.

From Barron's • 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

Mia and I loved her too and stayed in touch with her in America, but Isatu’s adoption wasn’t working out.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince