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
  • Creators are increasingly viewed as media companies, merging partnerships with content creation.
    Jordan P. Kelley, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Gravitational-wave detectors should find merging black holes and neutron stars from even the most distant parts of the universe.
    Anna Y. Q. Ho, Scientific American, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • The intermingling smells of sizzling hot dogs, urine and marijuana wafted through the open windows.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Karl Mayer’s new Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen, Germany, is designed around that idea, combining textile development, testing and training under one roof.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • The advantage of combining the antibodies became clear when the viruses were repeatedly exposed to treatment.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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“Acculturating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturating. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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