Adoptions have gone up 600% since the epidemic of vagina dentata began.
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Adoptions
Synonyms for "adoptions" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
adopted statusadoptee status
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
Noun(5 words)
legal adoptionparental adoptionpolicy adoptionpractice adoptiontechnology adoption
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More general
6 entriesdiffusion processfamily law actionfamily statuslegal processlegal statuspolicy process
More specific
12 entriesadult adopteefoster care adoptioninfant adopteeinstitutional adoptioninternational adoptionmandatory adoptionminor adopteeopen adoptionpilot adoptionprivate adoptiontransracial adopteevoluntary adoption
Collocations
6 entriesadoption ceremonyadoption policyadoption ratefoster care adoptioninternational adoptionopen adoption
Derivations
3 entriesSample sentences
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No overseas adoptions yet? What kind of celebrity are you, anyway? Go sit at the kid's table with Kathy Griffin and Gary Busey!
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Africa has seen a steady increase in the number of foreign adoptions over the last couple of years, and if predictions for 2004 pan out, Ethiopia could end up being one of the top-ten countries from which Americans adopt.
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