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Recent Examples of adoptive
Kristine Brown's White adoptive family from Connecticut was Italian.
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David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
But Clint later set the record straight so that Yelena understood that her adoptive sister sacrificed herself for the sake of bringing half the population back from Thanos’ blip, including Yelena.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
Jango Fett's Starship Key Chain, the Kamino Training Facility set and a Millennium Falcon mini build, come free (while stocks last) with your purchase — which means this set is going to sell out faster than Jango's adoptive son Boba Fett disappearing into the Pit of Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 4 May 2025
The Glass Dome focuses on Lejla, a criminologist who returns to her hometown in Sweden after her adoptive mother dies.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
But Clint later set the record straight so that Yelena understood that her adoptive sister sacrificed herself for the sake of bringing half the population back from Thanos’ blip, including Yelena.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
Jango Fett's Starship Key Chain, the Kamino Training Facility set and a Millennium Falcon mini build, come free (while stocks last) with your purchase — which means this set is going to sell out faster than Jango's adoptive son Boba Fett disappearing into the Pit of Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 4 May 2025
The Glass Dome focuses on Lejla, a criminologist who returns to her hometown in Sweden after her adoptive mother dies.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoptive
adopted
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The Amazon founder was previously married to Mackenzie Scott from 1993 to 2019, and the couple share three sons and an adopted daughter.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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His adopted daughter, Sandra Correia Lopes, 12, weighs just 12 kilograms, or 26 pounds, and falls sick frequently.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Adoptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoptive. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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