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as in compares
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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as in understands
to have a clear idea of
still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition
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as in integrates
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 assimilates
His ashen skin is snaked with circuitry, his voice flattened into the cold register of the Borg, a cybernetic collective that assimilates entire civilizations and reshapes them in its own image.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Apr. 2026
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assimilates
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The visualisation below looks across the manager’s three-year spell at Bournemouth, and compares the high-intensity distance covered by each of his players with the league average across that same period.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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The New Orleans native compares his decision-making process to having only one dollar to spend in the MCU and wanting to use it wisely.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Even now, the psychological moves of the book’s last moments, how and what Maeve understands, feel to me provisional, blurry, to be co-created with the reader.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Ahamed really understands the American economy as part of a global economic system—something that a lot of other writers refuse to do.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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The device integrates both the signal encoder and optical detector on a single silicon chip manufactured using an eight-inch wafer process commonly used in semiconductor production.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Each piece carries a sense of place, but also integrates quietly into everyday life.—
Rebecca Cope,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Five Hundred Years of Religion in America means this is not just another history going back to 1776, and this is not a book that equates religion with Christianity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The webpage equates undocumented immigrants with extraterrestrials.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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But when things become too true to life, Fuqua knows to cut the style and let the actors carry the scene.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Reduce Latency Anyone who has watched a big soccer match in a large office setting knows the pain of TVs not being in sync.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
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The Cure and New Wave are huge sonic inspirations throughout the new album as Rodrigo incorporates Eighties synths and instrumentation.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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This article incorporates details from an article originally published April 18, 2023.—
Dillon Amaya,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Sep. 2025
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In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Assimilates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assimilates. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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