as in to introduce
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to
the task of accustoming new recruits to shipboard life
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Recent Examples of accustom
For decades, the left was accustomed to getting its way, if not through legislative means then through the judiciary.
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Adam and Emily Higbee, along with their 4-year-old son Walter, recently moved to Aurora from Maryland where they were accustomed to outdoor farmers markets.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Roads are congested, rural areas are increasingly under threat of development and Mansfield is losing the small-town feel to which so many longtimers were accustomed.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Phoebe Gates, the youngest of Bill and Melinda French Gates’s three daughters, is accustomed to nice things.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Adam and Emily Higbee, along with their 4-year-old son Walter, recently moved to Aurora from Maryland where they were accustomed to outdoor farmers markets.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Roads are congested, rural areas are increasingly under threat of development and Mansfield is losing the small-town feel to which so many longtimers were accustomed.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
Phoebe Gates, the youngest of Bill and Melinda French Gates’s three daughters, is accustomed to nice things.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accustom
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Robert De Niro, who was on hand to introduce Springsteen, predictably took many digs at the commander in chief.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Damon did not reprise his role in the fourth entry, which introduced a new character portrayed by Jeremy Renner.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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The Iranian team took the field at SoFi Stadium after the news conference, allowing the players to familiarize themselves with the unfamiliar venue.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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Our World Cup homepage has the major stories, but a good place to start is familiarizing yourself with the top 50 players of the tournament.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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His agent, a Ghanaian called Alex Quaye, was a banker by profession, having been educated in the United States at the University of Charleston.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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The same goes for orienting the couch at the right distance and viewing angle.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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Stanford’s data suggests that conversation is oriented around the wrong variable.—
Emily Lewis-Pinnell,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Accustom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accustom. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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