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Discover LudwigThe phrase "adopted the term" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the acceptance or use of a specific word or phrase within a particular context or field.
Example: "In recent years, many researchers have adopted the term 'sustainable development' to describe their work."
Alternatives: "embraced the term" or "accepted the term".
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Freemasons, however, have adopted the term for their insignia.
Dismissed as "chiripas" (little insects), Caldera's followers in the Convergence movement adopted the term with pride.
In their defense, people who opposed restrictions on abortion adopted the term pro-choice.
Hence, he adopted the term "black hole" to represent a gravitationally collapsed object.
The curators of the exhibition adopted the term from my book.
More recently, members of that class have adopted the term Dalit ("Oppressed") to describe themselves.
States and territories adopted the term Australia Day for commemorations of federation in the 1930s.
His accuracy-in-metaphor was such that sufferers of subsequent generations have frequently adopted the term.
In 2002, the Party officially stopped calling itself a "revolutionary party" and adopted the term "Party in Power".
The industry adopted the term 3G, for third generation, to refer to the latest collection of data services.
London adopted the term and took it as a compliment, as Elgar does in his glorious overture.
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