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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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Finally, find out what the firm has presented to its C-suite and board on AI adoption.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

In contrast, some industrialized nations saw declines in light emissions, often linked to the adoption of LED technology and policies aimed at reducing light pollution.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Rather than Anthropic’s new Mythos model replacing cybersecurity companies, the coalition “establishes cybersecurity vendors as essential enablers of agentic AI adoption, with Anthropic implicitly acknowledging it cannot secure the full stack alone,” the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

They were mine now, and I was theirs, even though the court didn’t formally approve our adoption for another year.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles