as in adjusting
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 acclimating
Reese stopped playing like someone re-acclimating to competition and started playing like someone directing it.
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D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The bigger focus is acclimating to his new organization, and the expectations that come with being the marquee signing of the winter.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Along with acclimating to the ebbs and flows of the Cactus League, Vitello will dedicate much of the next six weeks to developing relationships with his players.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Cold frames and greenhouses are not required for acclimating plants to outdoor life, but these structures make hardening off plants easier.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
Born in July and weighing 52 and 50 pounds respectively, Gobble and Waddle spent the past week acclimating to the noise, lights and crowds before checking into their ceremonial suite at the Willard InterContinental Hotel — a long-running perk of being a presidential turkey.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
While Jared manages their beloved coffee shop, Ashley has built a thriving career as a social media powerhouse, all while acclimating her new life in her husband’s home state.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
Johnson has been visibly frustrated by his whistle early this season while acclimating to a new team.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The project is a labor of love for Meyer, who grappled with his own travails acclimating back to civilian life after two deployments to Iraq.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
The bigger focus is acclimating to his new organization, and the expectations that come with being the marquee signing of the winter.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Along with acclimating to the ebbs and flows of the Cactus League, Vitello will dedicate much of the next six weeks to developing relationships with his players.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Cold frames and greenhouses are not required for acclimating plants to outdoor life, but these structures make hardening off plants easier.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
Born in July and weighing 52 and 50 pounds respectively, Gobble and Waddle spent the past week acclimating to the noise, lights and crowds before checking into their ceremonial suite at the Willard InterContinental Hotel — a long-running perk of being a presidential turkey.
—Luke Fountain, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
While Jared manages their beloved coffee shop, Ashley has built a thriving career as a social media powerhouse, all while acclimating her new life in her husband’s home state.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
Johnson has been visibly frustrated by his whistle early this season while acclimating to a new team.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
The project is a labor of love for Meyer, who grappled with his own travails acclimating back to civilian life after two deployments to Iraq.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimating
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Focusing on 8 cups of water may prevent you from listening to your body and adjusting for outside factors.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
3 Mar. 2026
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Monitoring the app closely can improve your odds of snagging better seats or adjusting travel plans quickly when disruptions occur.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026
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In adapting its output to platforms like TikTok and Instagram (whose vice president of fashion, Eva Chen, is in some ways as powerful as Vogue’s Anna Wintour), the industry has cultivated multiple generations of fashion savvy observers eager to weigh in on brands’ every move.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Part of Waymo’s challenge, beyond snow in winter, is adapting to urban responses to extreme weather that vary across the country, Waymo’s Karp said.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Large language models are extraordinarily good at inferring context clues—in this case, the user’s name, professional background, and likely objections—and tailoring output accordingly.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The company operates dedicated teams by channel, tailoring assortments and price points across wholesale, department stores, specialty and direct-to-consumer, Polanco said.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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My siblings all give generously to food banks and homeless charities, even putting some homeless people up in hotels, which is great.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The person added that officials initially considered tapping banking regulators to draft a memo for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before eventually putting Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in charge of gaming out the options.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Exile is a state of being barred from a homeland—of being forced to live in a foreign world as punishment for not conforming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rock n’ roll is not conforming to the people who came before you, but creating your own path in music and life.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2026
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