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
Even in an industry increasingly accustomed to head-snapping change, this has been quite a week.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The Israeli military is accustomed to incredibly close cooperation with the US, which has been on full display repeatedly throughout the war.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The Real Housewives‘ children weren’t the only cast members accustomed to the limelight, as Ava Dash, daughter to Damon Dash, also took part in the series.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
By the late nineteen-eighties, Soviet women were accustomed to coming home after a draining work day to run unmechanized households and hunt for vanishingly rare food and clothing for their children, who were primarily their responsibility.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The Israeli military is accustomed to incredibly close cooperation with the US, which has been on full display repeatedly throughout the war.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The Real Housewives‘ children weren’t the only cast members accustomed to the limelight, as Ava Dash, daughter to Damon Dash, also took part in the series.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
By the late nineteen-eighties, Soviet women were accustomed to coming home after a draining work day to run unmechanized households and hunt for vanishingly rare food and clothing for their children, who were primarily their responsibility.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accustom
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On a team full of future Hall of Famers, Rojas was the first player to be introduced at the rally.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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In Galaxy Mapper, author Allie Summers and illustrator Sian James introduce readers to French astrophysicist Hélène Courtois, a working scientist who studies cosmography, or mapping the observable universe.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Virtual and physical demonstrations and presentations familiarized the audience, a cross-section of entertainment, finance and technology pros, with the companies’ innovations and ambitions.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The city had urged voters going in-person on Election Day to vote to familiarize themselves with parking options at Berkley High School due to ongoing construction.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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San Diego police’s Homeless Outreach Team has educated homeless people about the safe parking lot program and how to avoid tickets for oversized vehicles, and has helped them get connected with services like housing help.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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His five-year goal is to continue educating people on the practical uses of AI through his dedication to lifelong learning and helping others succeed in the evolving technological world.—
K. H. Koehler,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Explain how to avoid twist by orienting the line spool correctly when filling a casting reel versus a spinning reel.—
The Editors,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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These experiments look like a broader effort to train humanoids to maintain balance in challenging environments ahead of industrial or service-oriented applications.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Accustom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accustom. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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