as in to adjust
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
never could acclimate himself to a nine-to-five office job
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Recent Examples of acclimate
Two years later, not only is everyone acclimated to what Knowles wants to call, but they are experienced.
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Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Other outsider presidents eventually acclimated to Washington.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Thus far this season, Sheppard, averaging 11.6 minutes per game, has struggled to get acclimated, often appearing timid and indecisive with the basketball.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Jabbar had reportedly described his difficulties acclimating to civilian life after serving in the military in a 2015 university newspaper interview with journalist Sean Keenan, now a freelance contributor to The New York Times.
—NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Other outsider presidents eventually acclimated to Washington.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Thus far this season, Sheppard, averaging 11.6 minutes per game, has struggled to get acclimated, often appearing timid and indecisive with the basketball.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Jabbar had reportedly described his difficulties acclimating to civilian life after serving in the military in a 2015 university newspaper interview with journalist Sean Keenan, now a freelance contributor to The New York Times.
—NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimate
Verb
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The Knicks also adjusted their offense to mitigate Daniels’ relentless full-court pressure.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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So how can Johnson adjust his coaching to have success with Williams? 5.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Recently, Annapurna signed a deal that will see the company adapt the games Control and Alan Wake for the screen.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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More than 30 years after illustrating Norton Juster's cult kids' book, Feiffer returned to the genre as an author, with books like 1993's The Man in the Ceiling (eventually adapted into a musical with Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller) and his 2010 re-teaming with Juster, The Odious Ogre.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Machine learning will dynamically tailor content, visuals and offers to individual preferences.—
Dani Nadel,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Features like personalized recommendations, natural photo searches and contextual app suggestions are tailored to individual usage patterns without exposing sensitive to external servers.—
Thomas Westerholm,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Unstructured Data Challenges: Conversational data does not conform to rigid schemas.—
Mandar Khoje,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Within-group pressures also create stronger feelings of belonging among those who conform to the group’s internal norms, such as which political positions to support.—
Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2025
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Avoid putting shade-loving plants alongside sun-loving varieties that need six or more hours of direct sunlight a day.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2025
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New research has validated that prediction and put meat on its bones.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Acclimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclimate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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