as in adjustment
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
a period of acclimation to the region's rising temperatures
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Recent Examples of acclimation
So much can slip through the cracks during this acclimation period, and parents need something to help alleviate anxiety, not add to the plate.
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025
There can sometimes be an acclimation period when a player returns from an Achilles tear, but Johnson doesn’t believe in making excuses.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
Nonetheless, the field’s rapid acclimation of emerging technologies provides promise for progress.
—Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Clubs have been preparing for the heat through acclimation tactics during practice, but coaches and players still felt the impact of the weather.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025
There can sometimes be an acclimation period when a player returns from an Achilles tear, but Johnson doesn’t believe in making excuses.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
Nonetheless, the field’s rapid acclimation of emerging technologies provides promise for progress.
—Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Clubs have been preparing for the heat through acclimation tactics during practice, but coaches and players still felt the impact of the weather.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimation
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In addition, the pumps didn’t function correctly right out of the box; specialized endocrinologists had to help program the devices and make adjustments every few months.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Small adjustments to your schedule can lead to significant benefits.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Unlike other Frankenstein’s monsters, such as Karloff, or Robert De Niro in a 1994 adaptation of Shelley’s novel, Elordi’s Creature is rather attractive in his own way.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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As played by Colin Farrell with an Olympian level of flop-sweat desperation, Doyle is the antihero of Ballad of a Small Player, Edward Berger’s adaptation of John Osbourne’s 2014 novel.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Like many other recent true crime adaptions, the show has nothing to say, and there's zero artistry in its lurid retelling of a man murdering his wife and son.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the event, children and young people were participating in discussions of identity and preserving traditional food, such as Mexican identity and its connection to corn and how adaption and growth effect the making of tribal dishes such as acorn soup and elderberry medicine.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Acclimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclimation. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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