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to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
borrowed the basic plot from a book of tales, but put her personal stamp on the story
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Recent Examples of borrowed
Lorie Konish, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
According to the study, 40% of medical students borrowed more than $50,000 in a single year, while 14% had lifetime federal debt of more than $200,000.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Her fiancé, who already had a home loan, borrowed against his house again.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Tools like lectio divina, among other religious practices borrowed from Zoltan and ter Kuile’s Divinity School studies, were conceived to deliver meaning through close reading of a text.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
The braking setup is also borrowed, with 290-mm discs, but they are held by Brembo Stylema four-pot radial calipers as opposed to Kawasaki’s in-house units on the ZX-4RR.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
Daily payments for emergency help Three months earlier, in October, Jane had borrowed $50,000 through what's called a merchant cash advance, or MCA.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Samples borrowed from German composer Max Richter.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
That is money borrowed or diverted from other important areas to prop up what was designed to be a self-sustaining road maintenance system.
—Louis Sigaud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
The amount borrowed could be adjusted to coordinate with other proposals to help address the solvency gap, Kaine said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
According to the study, 40% of medical students borrowed more than $50,000 in a single year, while 14% had lifetime federal debt of more than $200,000.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Her fiancé, who already had a home loan, borrowed against his house again.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Tools like lectio divina, among other religious practices borrowed from Zoltan and ter Kuile’s Divinity School studies, were conceived to deliver meaning through close reading of a text.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
The braking setup is also borrowed, with 290-mm discs, but they are held by Brembo Stylema four-pot radial calipers as opposed to Kawasaki’s in-house units on the ZX-4RR.
—New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
Daily payments for emergency help Three months earlier, in October, Jane had borrowed $50,000 through what's called a merchant cash advance, or MCA.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Samples borrowed from German composer Max Richter.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
That is money borrowed or diverted from other important areas to prop up what was designed to be a self-sustaining road maintenance system.
—Louis Sigaud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for borrowed
Adjective
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While Craig will be the assumed starter, typically Dykes has at least tried to have a quarterback battle, with redshirt freshman Adam Schobel being Craig’s primary competition to watch.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2026
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Witnessing violence has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto the internet.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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James Robert Conroy of New Britain adopted the dog and named it Stubby for his short tail.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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FiberColors builds on the success of Archroma’s EarthColors platform, which has now been adopted by more than 50 global brands resulting over 60 tons of plant residue from the herbal and pharmaceutical industries being recycled.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At Studio 54, Hsu pointed out the worn leopard-print carpeting, which was decades old.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Galvan's worn medals, held trophies, but the Millikan High School senior wants a new accessory to one day show her future children.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Stavros believes ownership could spread to multiples of that number if America once again embraced an instrument called the ESOP, for Employee Stock Ownership Plan.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Vogue’s Favorite Wedge Mules Street style has already embraced the shoe, where fashion insiders in Paris and Milan paired both classic black leather options and pop of red styles with skirts and mini dresses for subtle lift.—
María Munsuri,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Borrowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrowed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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