acculturated

Definition of acculturatednext
past tense of acculturate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for acculturated
Verb
  • And governments abroad accustomed to Trump’s lack of predictability now face a president whose entire philosophy toward foreign interventionism appears to have turned on a dime.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That should be pretty uncomfortable for players accustomed to playing in sunny Los Angeles.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • We’ve been conditioned to lead these very public digital lives by posting everything and highlighting all of our accomplishments.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Kohberger was heavily reliant on WSU, which paid him a salary, provided free on-campus housing, medical benefits, and free tuition, all conditioned on his behavior and subject to being revoked.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In fact, they’d merely been habituated, the way a bird learns to ignore a rhino.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
  • And Fisher believes the situation warrants an even stronger response, under which his team would be authorized to kill wolves that are clearly habituated to hunting and eating only domestic animals.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Acculturated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturated. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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