acculturated

past tense of acculturate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for acculturated
Verb
  • That distinction is often lost on international visitors accustomed to restaurants where service costs are already included in menu prices.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Californians are accustomed to legislating by the ballot and often face a list of propositions.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Running ceiling fans counterclockwise to improve air circulation and help distribute conditioned air more evenly.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • But familiarity, and bodies conditioned over years to perform in it, represents a significant competitive advantage over visiting teams arriving from sea level.
    Alan McCall, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • In some cases, DEEP said loud noises are not effective at scaring away bears, especially ones that have already been habituated.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • With active conflicts in many parts of the world such as Russia-Ukraine, Pakistan-Afghanistan, and in the Middle East, or humanitarian disaster as in Somalia, the people and states in the world are becoming increasingly war-habituated.
    Debidatta A. Mahapatra, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Acculturated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturated. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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