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Recent Examples of accustom Chiefs fans have been accustomed to the team making halftime adjustments and seeing improvement in the second half from the defense. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025 Stray Kids return to the United Kingdom’s charts this week with brand new album Karma, and the set proves to be a strong seller in its opening frame – something the band is accustomed to. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Broadcasters have been accustomed for many years to releasing Nielsen viewership estimates as soon as the day after a program’s debut. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025 Third basemen are accustomed to diving left or right. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accustom
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  • The training introduces the concepts used in stream team monitoring such as hydrology, natural and human impact on streams and monitoring methods.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Punk introduced himself as AJ Lee’s husband.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • Their approach is all about familiarizing themselves with every client and crafting communications that are aligned with their goals and values.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Like a fireside chat with FDR, this tradition familiarized the man.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
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  • The game serves a dual purpose by educating users about the growing prevalence of synthetic media while providing valuable data to improve BitMind’s detection algorithms.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The school district, which educates about 23,000 students, is working toward making CPR a skill that every student learns at least once a year starting in fifth grade, said Superintendent Joe Harrington.
    Ciara McCarthy September 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Fire spread will be primarily influenced by alignment with topography, with any ongoing movement likely oriented toward the north and northeast.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Education explicitly oriented toward liberation—not that which either explicitly or implicitly upholds the status quo—is vital to the process of conscientization.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Accustom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accustom. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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