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as in understanding
the act or process of learning or gaining understanding
The dog's rapid assimilation of new tricks pleased his owners.
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as in integration
the act or an instance of fitting in or conforming
Their assimilation into a new culture was difficult at times.
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Recent Examples of assimilation
The school teaches Indigenous languages and cultures, addressing the historical loss caused by assimilation policies.
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For Jodie Taylor, who grew up in a small, predominantly white suburb in Massachusetts with Jamaican Christian parents, fashion once felt like a tool for assimilation.
—Larry Stansbury, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2025
Growing up in Idaho When Tipton was a child in Rupert, assimilation and speaking English were important to her family.
—Idaho Statesman, 10 Aug. 2025
Ocean has internalized that the key to assimilation and acceptance is the language, and the Alliance duology revolves around that idea.
—Elaine U. Cho
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For Jodie Taylor, who grew up in a small, predominantly white suburb in Massachusetts with Jamaican Christian parents, fashion once felt like a tool for assimilation.
—Larry Stansbury, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2025
Growing up in Idaho When Tipton was a child in Rupert, assimilation and speaking English were important to her family.
—Idaho Statesman, 10 Aug. 2025
Ocean has internalized that the key to assimilation and acceptance is the language, and the Alliance duology revolves around that idea.
—Elaine U. Cho
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assimilation
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There’s an understanding among Hawaii residents that only students with Hawaiian blood will be admitted.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The coming flyby allows the chance for spacecraft to get up close and observe how interactions with Earth's gravitational field and magnetosphere influences and changes Apophis, boosting our understanding of asteroid physics.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Google is happy to have the public consider the one true vision of Android, which includes its bespoke apps, the Google Play Services, and integration with Google’s cloud.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The shareholder vote comes after an unprecedented government intervention authorized the acquisition but blocked any operational integration for at least three years in a bid to protect jobs.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Exposure to the alkaline solution causes pollen’s constituent polymers to become more hydrophilic, or water-loving, so depending on the conditions, the gel will swell or shrink due to the absorption or expulsion of water, explains Ibrahim.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Twine also noted its subtle scent, quick absorption, and makeup-friendly finish.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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Industry executives such as Aravind Kamireddy grasp the reality that plugging the talent gap is not an overnight solution but rather a strategic need.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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Should the Giants maintain this brand of ball, October baseball is well within their grasp.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Instead of using traditional training data, Pieces’ assistant draws from a proprietary process that includes prompting tailored to clinical tasks, a knowledge graph, and a comprehension engine designed for high-trust environments.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Its research shows the new format is equally rigorous, and proponents say reading comprehension is better reflected in other parts of a college application.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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This disastrously cramped conception of who gets to have a day in court would be the main target of my outrage if the court’s opinion on the use of ethnicity, language and workplace as factors in immigration enforcement weren’t even more upsetting.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Political theorist Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937), an Italian anti-fascist journalist, organizer, and imprisoned political dissident, offered a conception of society and described the possibilities for changing social orders.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Sep. 2025
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These components help promote digestion and may also help prevent constipation,6 which leads to abdominal discomfort and raises the risk of many health complications—such as diverticulitis (inflamed pouches in the intestine) and colon cancer.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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By some measures, the market has been in gentle, rotational digestion mode since the end of July.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Assimilation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assimilation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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