as in integrated
to make a part of a body or system
the national organization co-opted many formerly independent local groups
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The most robust effort to date comes from Germany’s Deutsche Fußball Liga, with a mandatory environmental sustainability criteria being integrated into club licensing regulations for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in 2022.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Wilmore and Williams were integrated with the Crew-9 mission in September under a plan NASA laid out months ago.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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The city was officially incorporated in May 1925 when the population was about 5,000 and farming was a key highlight.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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Walls thick enough to withstand bombs could and probably should be incorporated into the new structure.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Jew-hatred affects Jews of all levels of observance (fully assimilated, fully Torah-observant, or somewhere in between)—because the Jew represents more than himself as an individual person.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Highly assimilated, she was married at the secular Ethical Culture Society by its founder, Rabbi Felix Adler.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Co-opted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/co-opted. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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