Examples of acclimatize in a Sentence
The mountain climbers spent a few days acclimatizing themselves to the high altitude.
had lived through several northern winters before she fully acclimatized her wardrobe
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One of their two dogs has only recently been rescued herself, and is still acclimatizing to their home, Seeger explained, and taking on a third dog also comes with its own financial and emotional cost.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
But after spending these first months acclimatizing to his new role, the first American pope is slowly getting into his stride.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
These seemingly pointless advertisements have a purpose, the Poles told me: to acclimatize first the federal police, and then the rest of us, to cruelty as entertainment.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
The smoke may have handed him a counterintuitive beginner’s advantage, having acclimatized his lungs to 25 years of CO₂ poisoning.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
But after spending these first months acclimatizing to his new role, the first American pope is slowly getting into his stride.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
These seemingly pointless advertisements have a purpose, the Poles told me: to acclimatize first the federal police, and then the rest of us, to cruelty as entertainment.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
The smoke may have handed him a counterintuitive beginner’s advantage, having acclimatized his lungs to 25 years of CO₂ poisoning.
—Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Acclimatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acclimatize. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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acclimatize
verb
ac·cli·ma·tize
variants
or British acclimatise
acclimatized or British acclimatised; acclimatizing or British acclimatising
: to adapt to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
: to become acclimatized
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