1
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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3
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
Publicis Groupe of France has grown larger by assimilating businesses that work to harness influencers.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 June 2025
The time to ponder that question, set up boundaries, and guide how A.I. is assimilated into our workflow and lives was yesterday.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
The idea is that this interface will assimilate your data, process it privately inside the Samsung Knox enclave, and spit out useful suggestions.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
How does Adelman assimilate more players while trying to win?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 June 2025
The time to ponder that question, set up boundaries, and guide how A.I. is assimilated into our workflow and lives was yesterday.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
The idea is that this interface will assimilate your data, process it privately inside the Samsung Knox enclave, and spit out useful suggestions.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
How does Adelman assimilate more players while trying to win?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assimilate
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But Burke, with the mining association, pointed to two recent positive indicators for the industry: more U.S. coal getting exported overseas and a surge in the amount of electricity generated by burning coal during the first four months of 2025 compared with the same period last year.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Michigan's cannabis industry has sold $1.3 billion in recreational products through May this year, a 2.6% decline compared with the same period last year, according to a Detroit Free Press analysis of the CRA's monthly sales reports.—
Adrienne Roberts,
Freep.com,
8 July 2025
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If not, the Kings might come to understand why Kerr couldn’t always trust Kuminga in key situations.—
Jason Anderson
July 5,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2025
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Some things are beyond the capacity of a child to understand, while others resonate most profoundly out of the mouths of babes.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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Its launch comes just days after a major controversy regarding the Grok 3 chatbot, which is integrated with the social media site X. The AI had begun generating a series of antisemitic comments in response to questions from users, including those that appeared to praise Adolf Hitler.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Hinge and Grindr, two of the most popular dating apps, are taking steps to integrate AI into their platforms.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Mediation is a delicate subject in India because of the country’s bruising colonial experience; it is often equated with an assault on Indian sovereignty.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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Anthony Rapa, a Blank Rome lawyer in Washington who advises firms on trade, operations and investments, said the government’s intervention in the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal is another sign of a trend that the U.S. is increasingly equating economic security with national security.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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Rest assured, no one knew this kind of flood was coming.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
7 July 2025
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But give us a few more decades of carbon emissions and poor planning, and who knows?—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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My company is starting to incorporate AI agents into all of our datasets.—
Jay Bhatty,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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So be sure to incorporate these treatment options into your regimen.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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With these additional texts, the team was able to completely decipher this ancient hymn of praise.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 July 2025
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People were quick to decipher the message — and went bananas, as expected.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The idea of having six kids was incredibly exciting but also terrifying to comprehend.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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For Wallace, the surviving children and the rest of their family, the pain is still raw, the grief is strong and the reality difficult to comprehend.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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“Assimilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assimilate. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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