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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
At the same time, other community members began to view joining the Baptist church as a way to assimilate into the Delta’s white society.
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Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
These mechanisms allow people to assimilate quickly to groups and to experience pleasure, increase life satisfaction, and positive emotions from a collective, even without a shared relational history.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Kara Nitschke, migratory and game bird biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said Canada geese are very adaptable and easily assimilate.
—Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The open center is ideal for looping through hand towels or lighter bath sheets and the hooks are available in light and dark finishes to easily assimilate with your washroom’s color palette.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
These mechanisms allow people to assimilate quickly to groups and to experience pleasure, increase life satisfaction, and positive emotions from a collective, even without a shared relational history.
—Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Kara Nitschke, migratory and game bird biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said Canada geese are very adaptable and easily assimilate.
—Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The open center is ideal for looping through hand towels or lighter bath sheets and the hooks are available in light and dark finishes to easily assimilate with your washroom’s color palette.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assimilate
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The European Commission said the region is on course to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions by 54% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels–just shy of its legally-binding goal of a 55% cut (Reuters) Li-Cycle’s quest to recycle lithium-ion batteries ends in bankruptcy.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Some observers say that Algeria has enacted a shadow ban on French wheat—as of January, a single shipment had entered the country in the past year, compared with the usual millions of tons.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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But Greene, a serial entrepreneur, says there’s been a missing piece — advanced search that can understand queries that go well beyond the basics of a title or actor.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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These locations offered some refuge from legal risk at a time when the world had yet to understand or accept digital assets.—
Irina Heaver,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Your broader focus should be on integrating systems in a seamless way that can evolve over time, as needed.—
Swapna Sathyan,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Unlike Yang’s other concepts (Baku is a high-end Japanese restaurant while Yama offers a more casual setting with hibachi, sushi and bento boxes), Sora focuses on French cuisine, with Asian influences integrated throughout each course.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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And as with making a decision NOT to get procedures done isn't a sign of virtue, the decision to get cosmetic procedures shouldn't be equated with vanity or low self-esteem!—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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However, do not equate the stock's fall with a failing business.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Brandon Galli-Graves, Staff Attorney at Justice Action Center, said that the organization does not know how DHS will conduct immigration enforcement toward beneficiaries of the program.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Newsom said in a court filing on Thursday that troops had moved beyond those allowable duties to actively assist ICE agents in making arrests, in violation of a federal law known as the Posse Comitatus Act, which is designed to prevent the military from being used as a domestic police force.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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One of the most recent additions to USAID's work was incorporating international concepts of Indigenous rights into policy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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Amazon Prime Video’s newest NASCAR stat incorporates tens of thousands of incoming data points in real time, using machine learning over the course of a race for more accurate outputs.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 June 2025
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Sometimes, Tarhan explained, women will flip the cups over and try and try to decipher the meaning left behind by the coffee sediment — kind of like reading your fortune in tea leaves.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2025
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Finally, Ross helps boost your energy intelligence to decipher when rest requires slowing down and when it’s achieved by accelerating in a new, reinvigorating direction.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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But way more hustlers, con artists and grifters than any other generation of human beings on Earth has ever had to comprehend before, let alone fend off.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Contrary to popular narratives about AI dominance, the primary risk during this phase is not autonomous AI threats but rather the possibility of humans losing direct operational control or ability to observe, comprehend and timely intervene into the flows executed by agents.—
Egor Pushkin,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Assimilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assimilate. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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