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to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
never could acclimate himself to a nine-to-five office job
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Recent Examples of acclimated
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
Our trees have become acclimated to those conditions.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
The person who helped Sirianni get acclimated to Kansas City’s coaching staff was Kevin Patullo — now the Eagles’ offensive coordinator.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The last five days have provided Devers with an opportunity to become acclimated with his new stomping grounds.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
Our trees have become acclimated to those conditions.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Adjective
Johnson, who has now shacked up with a Native American woman and her child, is getting acclimated to frontier living.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
The person who helped Sirianni get acclimated to Kansas City’s coaching staff was Kevin Patullo — now the Eagles’ offensive coordinator.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimated
Verb
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New Orleans — A bowtie is adjusted.—
Jenny Adams,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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While Ray successfully adjusted its orbit and continues to function, it was not designed to land.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But his work spans categories, with dramas including Kinsey, starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, and the Ian McKellen starrer Gods and Monsters, which won Condon an Oscar for his adapted screenplay.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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But modern, cold-adapted, dam-building beavers of the genus Castor appear to have evolved roughly 12 million years ago, perhaps in response to cooling temperatures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By contrast, a human financial advisor can offer tailored, comprehensive financial planning to meet specific goals.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Reactor designs are tailored to customer needs, allowing integration into existing systems and application-specific piloting at industrial sites.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Needless to say, the weather in the southeast of the United States is somewhat different from the rainy, cold temperatures Smith is accustomed to in the Midlands.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The financial fallout has tended to be much less in the early moments after a shutdown as Wall Street traders are more accustomed to government shutdowns, Stovall said.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo revealed how quickly people conformed to roles of power or submission, often at the expense of empathy and fairness.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have made deals with the Administration to restore their funding, and other universities have conformed to what the Administration seems to want in order to avoid becoming targets themselves.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Many older Rivian vehicles have depreciated significantly, based on used model pricing.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Goodall in 1960 discovered that chimps made and used tools — characteristics that were long thought to be exclusive to humans.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Our unit's 32GB of memory helped elevate its multimedia chops, but this system still fell beneath the tier of true content-creation laptops, better suited to everyday tasks and moderate office work.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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While many apples can be used for both purposes, some varieties are better suited for specific uses due to their unique taste and texture.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Acclimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclimated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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