co-opt

Example Sentences

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Out the other, it will seek to co-opt Mr. Trump by spreading some of its Hollywood glamor his way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Even when third parties successfully identify a policy that appeals to voters and isn’t on the Donkey/Elephant menu, they often watch helplessly as Democrats or Republicans co-opt their ideas.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

"Now we can co-opt this same strategy to advance our efforts to build synthetic multicellular structures -- and eventually tissues and organs -- for regenerative medicine."

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

At the same time, mainstream culture appears to be trying to co-opt elements of graffiti culture while severing any of the cultural context that comes from the work or the people.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

As a result, the Inka were almost forced to co-opt local rulers instead of displacing them.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann