acculturated

verb

past tense of acculturate
as in accustomed

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  1. accustomed
  2. conditioned
  3. habituated
Verb
  • Viewers have long been accustomed to seeing King and others such as Fox News’ Bill Hemmer and NBC News’ Steve Kornacki manipulate colorful screens on set and rattle off stats and data.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The factory, which works with legacy brands and household names, is accustomed to rigorous auditing, however, having recently undergone an audit with Ralph Lauren, an official LA28 partner for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of accustomed
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  • Allison worries everyday fans are being conditioned to see the diamond – or the court or the field – as slot machines and the human athletes as spinning symbols that sometimes align as dollar signs.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Time and again, the female characters, conditioned to be thrown into brutal competition with one another, find relief in solidarity.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of conditioned
Verb
  • Generally coyotes pose little threat to humans unless they have been habituated through intentional or unintentional feeding.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • We of the scrolling generation, in other words, are already habituated to the serial.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of habituated
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