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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
More acculturation also means such second-generation Asian Americans place a greater emphasis on the individual than on the collective, Ng said.
—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
More acculturation also means such second-generation Asian Americans place a greater emphasis on the individual than on the collective, Ng said.
—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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After adjustments were made to address this issue, 4o remained incredibly popular.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The halftime adjustment from Bengals coach Randy Looney was for Hollenbeck to actually set the ball screen and force the defensive forward to prevent the point guard from turning the corner into the lane.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 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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The new-look adaptation featured Mario being from Brooklyn and being sucked into the Mushroom Kingdom.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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This adaptation of Pride & Prejudice grossed more than $120 million worldwide, according to the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and has become a cult-classic movie for romance fans everywhere.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Many chains are finding that fewer stores are better, and have been shutting down locations to maintain quality and brand congruence.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 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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The brand’s focus on supplement absorption, biohacking and longevity aligns with growing consumer interest in the region.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Allswifit Women’s Slip-on Walking Shoes These under-$60 walking shoes have a similar chunky silhouette to Hoka sneakers, including a thick EVA foam platform sole that offers rebound and shock absorption.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 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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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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There’s near-universal agreement from all kinds of housing observers that the affordability crisis is one of (non)-supply and demand.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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