as in to adopt
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 borrow
Currency-issuing governments do not need to borrow their own currency.
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
To sustain spending on that level, the university has borrowed on an extraordinary scale.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the EU announced a plan to allow member states to borrow $158 billion to boost defense spending and supply weapons to Ukraine.
—Rachel Wilson, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto also wants in, so who borrows what and who keeps what continues to be sorted out.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
To sustain spending on that level, the university has borrowed on an extraordinary scale.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
On Tuesday, the EU announced a plan to allow member states to borrow $158 billion to boost defense spending and supply weapons to Ukraine.
—Rachel Wilson, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto also wants in, so who borrows what and who keeps what continues to be sorted out.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for borrow
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“Borrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/borrow. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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