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Alongside his adoptive brother, Seth (Adam Brody), Ryan navigates his new environment and the relationships that come with it.
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Using music to calm anxious animals is the latest program adopted by the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center to help the pets in its care that are hoping to find adoptive families.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Allen and Soon-Yi met when Allen was in a relationship with Soon-Yi’s adoptive mother, Mia Farrow.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
She is best known for her roles in 2003's Thirteen and for playing Rosalie Hale, a vampire and adoptive sister of Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen, in the Twilight movies.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Using music to calm anxious animals is the latest program adopted by the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center to help the pets in its care that are hoping to find adoptive families.
—Staff Report, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Allen and Soon-Yi met when Allen was in a relationship with Soon-Yi’s adoptive mother, Mia Farrow.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
She is best known for her roles in 2003's Thirteen and for playing Rosalie Hale, a vampire and adoptive sister of Robert Pattinson's Edward Cullen, in the Twilight movies.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoptive
adopted
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The nullification of the three adopted RMPs follows a similar fate of the controversial Rock Springs RMP in southwest Wyoming.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Rare film footage, costumes, shoes, props, papers and other Joffrey goodies are making their way across the country for a three-month stay, marking the company’s 70th anniversary and 30th year in its adopted home.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Adoptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoptive. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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