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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
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The rate adjustments over the past 20 years were meant to allow the utility to meet its requirements related to the sewer overflows, Block told the Board of Directors during a meeting last week.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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Selling 13% last year likely cost Ross more than $150 million in capital gains taxes, though many adjustments and variables can impact those numbers.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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The notice says the removal of telework as a reasonable accommodation, which is given to employees with disabilities, was done in accordance with President Donald Trump’s presidential memorandum issued on Feb. 7 that required federal employees to transition to full-time, in-person work.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 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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Its modular design allows operators to quickly reconfigure the turret with new sensors or weapon systems, enabling fast adaptation to evolving mission requirements and emerging threats.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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Isaac appeared on the late-night show to promote Frankenstein, a new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 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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Fiber reduces cholesterol absorption in your digestive tract and increases its excretion through your stool.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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Multiple employees previously experienced seizures in 2019, leading inspectors to determine they had been potentially exposed to a toxic chemical through inhalation, ingestion and absorption through the skin.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the studio, niche interests are exchanged for conformity and collective attention to breath and postures—at least on the surface.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, Thalund and screenwriter Marianne Lentz imbue the set-up with a fresh 2025 perspective while attuning the material to a very particular Danish frequency in a society perpetually triangulating between child-centric educational approaches, permissiveness and conformity.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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First Brands had a web of complex debt agreements with a slew of lenders and investment funds globally.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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These interagency agreements carefully sidestep the statutes by having the Education Department retain oversight and leadership while managing the programs alongside other agencies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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