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
This could mean that three 90-minute yoga sessions a week aren’t enough to prompt heat acclimation.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Fifty of these small mammals were released on July 30, according to the trusts, and videos from other releases in the region captured their speedy acclimation back to their natural environment.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
So much can slip through the cracks during this acclimation period, and parents need something to help alleviate anxiety, not add to the plate.
—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
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Fifty of these small mammals were released on July 30, according to the trusts, and videos from other releases in the region captured their speedy acclimation back to their natural environment.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
So much can slip through the cracks during this acclimation period, and parents need something to help alleviate anxiety, not add to the plate.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimation
Noun
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After adjustments were made to address this issue, 4o remained incredibly popular.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The halftime adjustment from Bengals coach Randy Looney was for Hollenbeck to actually set the ball screen and force the defensive forward to prevent the point guard from turning the corner into the lane.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The new-look adaptation featured Mario being from Brooklyn and being sucked into the Mushroom Kingdom.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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This adaptation of Pride & Prejudice grossed more than $120 million worldwide, according to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and has become a cult-classic movie for romance fans everywhere.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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For the musical adaption, which is directed by Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley, Broadway playwright Theresa Rebeck is adapting Kevin Wade’s 1988 screenplay for the stage.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Author Jodi Picoult reacts to a small Indiana school district's cancellation of an upcoming play adaption of her book.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Acclimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclimation. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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