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
There can sometimes be an acclimation period when a player returns from an Achilles tear, but Johnson doesn’t believe in making excuses.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 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
Research conducted by Harvard University and the University of California, San Francisco revealed that feeling heard can help mitigate burnout and support acclimation during times of uncertainty of work.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Here’s hoping that Jackson, whose array of run blocks made NFL money for the two Buckeyes running backs drafted in the second round, pans out for O’Connell.
Look for the coach to ease the acclimation of Minnesota’s second draftee, Maryland receiver Tai Felton.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 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
Research conducted by Harvard University and the University of California, San Francisco revealed that feeling heard can help mitigate burnout and support acclimation during times of uncertainty of work.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Here’s hoping that Jackson, whose array of run blocks made NFL money for the two Buckeyes running backs drafted in the second round, pans out for O’Connell.
Look for the coach to ease the acclimation of Minnesota’s second draftee, Maryland receiver Tai Felton.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimation
Noun
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Once the looks are done, the dress rehearsal is where the hair team previews the looks in motion before making adjustments.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Fiscal first-quarter earnings of 32 cents per share after adjustments fell short of the estimate of 37 cents per share.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Playwright Hartley is a first-time TV series writer, who is also penning Poison Pen Studios’ drama The Dark for ITV, an adaptation of GR Halliday’s From the Shadows, the first novel in the DI Monica Kennedy series.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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The legendary filmmaker heaped praise on director Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel after an advance screening in Los Angeles this week.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Birch wrote a second Sally Rooney TV adaption, Conversations with Friends, before becoming the writer and showrunner behind the series reimagining of Dead Ringers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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The film is an adaption of the 1976 Daniel Pinkwater novel of the same name.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Acclimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclimation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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