as in adjustment
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
the acclimatization of the immigrants to the culture of their adopted homeland has proven to be unexpectedly difficult
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Recent Examples of acclimatization
The animals, a male and female, will now spend several months in the reserve’s acclimatization habitat, developing scavenging and hunting skills.
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
The crew has already completed a range of tasks, including manual piloting demonstrations, system diagnostics, and initial acclimatization to the space environment.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 18 May 2026
The crew has already completed a range of tasks, including manual piloting demonstrations, system diagnostics, and initial acclimatization to the space environment.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimatization
Noun
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Such temblors are typically aftershocks caused by minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The week’s results include an additional adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Accessibility Stairs, walkways, and hillsides make up a lot of the resort, and accessibility adaptations don't widely exist at present.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The Aang gang officially reassembled later that September, about three years after filming season 1, to shoot both 2 and 3 back-to-back over the course of a calendar year — all to see the full live-action adaptation through to the end.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
Noun
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An adaption of digital folklore, Backrooms is directed by YouTuber Kane Parsons, who transforms the viral creepypasta into a surreal horror film.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Hankey will show some birds of prey and discuss their characteristics and adaptions.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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“Acclimatization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclimatization. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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