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Recent Examples of acculturation
Liberal means generous, broad-minded, tolerant, worldly, seeking acculturation and education, and using government to aid collective human flourishing.
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Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Far from being an act of resistance, could de-skilling actually grease the wheels of avant-garde acculturation, facilitating the movement of capital into every last nook and cranny of cultural production, even the most seemingly resistant?
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Those who were born in the U.S. tend to reflect an acculturation to American society, which, more generally, has become hesitant about strict parenting.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 June 2024
This daily traffic encouraged some acculturation to English tastes and ways of life.
—Renaud Morieux, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2015
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Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Far from being an act of resistance, could de-skilling actually grease the wheels of avant-garde acculturation, facilitating the movement of capital into every last nook and cranny of cultural production, even the most seemingly resistant?
—Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Those who were born in the U.S. tend to reflect an acculturation to American society, which, more generally, has become hesitant about strict parenting.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 June 2024
This daily traffic encouraged some acculturation to English tastes and ways of life.
—Renaud Morieux, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acculturation
Noun
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The annual adjustments are instead determined by the nine-member New York City Rent Guidelines Board.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Unlike its peers, though, this bed is dense and required an adjustment period before Gore felt accustomed to the texture.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The classified documents case was one of two federal cases that were dropped in accordance with a longstanding Department of Justice policy not to prosecute a sitting president.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement In the 1940s, the Department of Defense was given its current name, and department officials were titled in accordance.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Wang highlighted regional developments including France’s cultural assets combined with new technology, South Korea’s global Hallyu phenomenon, Japan’s strength in animation and manga adaptation, and Singapore’s commercial integration model.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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The celebration began Thursday with a 1,500-drone lightning storm above the Hollywood Forever Cemetery that spelled out the title to the Oscar-winning director’s adaptation of the classic Mary Shelley novel.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Vision is a tool for alignment, congruence, and focus.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And if that sounds like a setup similar to DraftKings or FanDuel, users on social media Monday night found another congruence.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Supports Heart Health The fiber in corn decreases the absorption of fat and cholesterol in the digestive tract.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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Key Takeaways The best time to take zinc for maximum absorption is on an empty stomach, typically best achieved in the morning after a fasted sleep.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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Corporations were hiring social scientists to cultivate conformity in their workers.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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With Blonde, premiering this week in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s main competition, rising 38-year-old director Yuichiro Sakashita delivers a sharp, quietly damning satire of conformity in Japan’s education system.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Determined to stop the anti-imperial policies of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, British and French representatives met with Israeli officials in October 1956 to forge a secret agreement for a coordinated offensive against Egypt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The strikes ended when the WGA reached an agreement with the AMPTP in September 2023, followed by SAG-AFTRA that November.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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The draft ordinance would prohibit any village agent or agency from providing information about or investigating or aiding in any investigation of a person or entity providing or receiving gender affirming care obtained in conformance with the laws of the state of Illinois.—
Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Home project: One item was removed from the board’s consent agenda — which typically is approved as a slate with no presentations — for a full review at a future meeting over concerns about conformance with local planning guidelines.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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“Acculturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturation. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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