as in to acculturate
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Anne’s mother, Edith, continued to speak German, and, by all accounts, struggled to acculturate to her new environment.—
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To us, acculturated to the darkened theater and the Hollywood spotlight, these techniques are familiar: too familiar.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, DEEP said loud noises are not effective at scaring away bears, especially ones that have already been habituated.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The city’s commitment to awarding the project financial support, however, was conditioned on the proposal being taxable, city staff have said.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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So in the second inning Monday night, when Chapman watched Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Jackson Chourio leap at the base of the outfield wall, he was conditioned to expect the worst.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Roads are congested, rural areas are increasingly under threat of development and Mansfield is losing the small-town feel to which so many longtimers were accustomed.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 June 2026
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Phoebe Gates, the youngest of Bill and Melinda French Gates’s three daughters, is accustomed to nice things.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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In 1790, Congress passed a federal law so that only free white immigrants could naturalize as citizens.—
Daisy Hernández,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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In 1790, Congress passed a federal law so that only free white immigrants could naturalize as citizens.—
Daisy Hernández,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Enculturate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enculturate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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