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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Edmunds’ car experts touted both for having front seats with firm cushioning and extensive adjustments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The humbling adjustment looked like a recognition that the company had come up short in a bruising contest of advertising with competitors including McDonald’s and Wendy’s that newswriters dubbed the Burger Wars.—
Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The theater is working with playwright Amy Freed to develop a new adaptation of the classic, which will debut in the next few years.—
Jeffrey Miller,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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So Much Cocaine What makes Goodfellas the perfect adaptation is its style, and how perfectly suited that style is to the content.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 40% of the adaptions tracked in the report are based on formats that debuted more than 10 years ago, almost doubling the figure from the previous report.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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What’s your thought process when making an adaption?—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Acclimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclimation. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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