acculturating

present participle of acculturate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for acculturating
Verb
  • The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans.
    Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Human Rights Watch accused the US of conditioning lifesaving health assistance on access to surveillance data in bilateral health agreements with several countries, including Ethiopia and Rwanda.
    Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 15 June 2026
  • That federal statute emphasizes rehabilitation over punishment for juvenile defendants, and as such strongly discourages pretrial detention for minors or conditioning their release on the posting of bail.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Three different specialists are merging their expertise to mutual advantage.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 June 2026
  • Stanton, by far the most science-fiction-oriented of Pixar auteurs, has a habit of merging high-tech futurism and grand-scale optimism.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • This is not the mutual intermingling ritual of blood-sisters; only Sam introduces Mary’s blood into her own.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Repeat cutting a few of the oldest branches at a time for the next couple of years until there’s adequate new growth intermingling with the old growth.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Reuters reported in 2026 that Meta introduced prescription smart glasses through its Ray-Ban partnership, combining prescription lenses with wearable technology.
    Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • The Nike Air Force 1 Low has taken on denim and patent leather uppers separately, and now a material exercise is somehow combining both at once.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
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“Acculturating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturating. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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