appropriate
adjective
suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc..
appropriating
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present participleof appropriate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Seventeen years ago, Stockett published “The Help,” and some objected to her, as a white woman, appropriating Black speech patterns and cultural themes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
To Palantir’s old guard, the FDE remains as deeply misunderstood as ever, despite its newfound fame — a role that rivals are culturally appropriating while ignoring the often grueling engineering process it entails.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026
"The internet has made it possible for content to reach spaces and people it was not organically playing to. Unthinkingly appropriating content can have unexpected consequences," she says.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
Historically, it’s been appropriating funds and making laws, ostensibly through negotiation between various voting blocs and ideological groups.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2024
By appropriating the language of genes and inheritance, entire systems of power and statehood were justified and reinforced.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
