acculturating

present participle of acculturate

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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
  • That includes Musk's xAI company merging with SpaceX before the company's record-setting initial public offering on Friday as well as SpaceX purchasing vehicles from Tesla.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 June 2026
  • From the color to the craftsmanship, the Chloé dress gave seasonal dressing a playful bent, merging comfort with elevated style.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 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
  • Tandoori Pizza is best known for combining classic Indian dishes, like tandoori chicken, malai paneer, curry chicken and chicken tikka and serving it on a pizza crust, the website showed.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • In the foothills of the Andes Mountains, outside Santiago, Chile, Casa Oruga is a modern home that demonstrates the possibilities of combining design-forward architecture and economical shipping containers.
    Caitlin Gunther, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
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“Acculturating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturating. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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