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as in to compare
to describe as similar
assimilated the 19th-century American captains of industry and commerce to the medieval barons who exorbitantly taxed shipping along the Rhine
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2
as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition
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as in to integrate
to make a part of a body or system
social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community
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Recent Examples of assimilate
Now, with a remake officially on the way — produced by Rodriguez and penned by Companion (2025) director Drew Hancock — a new generation of viewers might just get assimilated into its fanbase.
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Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The majority of us are encouraged to assimilate and fix our deafness, and that can create a lot of isolation.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
For all the talk of conflicting values, the Tesla Diner has assimilated effortlessly into the local custom of charging fries separately from the burger.
—Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
The majority of us are encouraged to assimilate and fix our deafness, and that can create a lot of isolation.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
For all the talk of conflicting values, the Tesla Diner has assimilated effortlessly into the local custom of charging fries separately from the burger.
—Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assimilate
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What’s lacking is a rush of blood to compare with that walk up the old Olympic Way.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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And in Africa, solar panel imports are up 60% in the year to June compared with the same period last year.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Plenty of Nashvillians can probably understand the Maxwell House coffee brand’s recent marketing move.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Following the success, Google may be planning to integrate the image model into some of its other apps and services.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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In those intervening 35 years, China had moved 800 million rural peasants — living in extreme poverty on US$2 a day — into city apartments and integrated them into the global economy.—
Peter Leyden,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Here, grizzlies don’t equate people with food—as opposed to populated areas where alluring smells forge a connection—and have learned to tolerate humans, thanks to decades of naturalists adopting nonthreatening practices.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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Such a framing emphasizes the use of violence as the principal means of solving problems and equates hostility and aggression with leadership.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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The next manager will be their sixth in nine seasons — enough for any sensible person to know that the problem extends far beyond that chair.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Horror fans often travel to destinations featured in scary movies or known for spooky legacies.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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That means Swift incorporated a portion of the pop classic's composition into her version, in this case the melody and beginning chorus lyrics.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Transform a small entryway into a functional living area by incorporating a bench for seating, a side table, and a chest of drawers for drop-zone storage near the door.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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Its strong first-week performance suggests there is, in fact, an audience hoping to decipher the mind of Ye all of these years later.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Many of which have yet to be deciphered.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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This loss is especially difficult to comprehend.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Jaime Marsh, from Florida, is still struggling to comprehend what happened to her husband, Chris, on Saturday, August 23.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Assimilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assimilate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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