as in to acculturate
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Anne’s mother, Edith, continued to speak German, and, by all accounts, struggled to acculturate to her new environment.—
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To us, acculturated to the darkened theater and the Hollywood spotlight, these techniques are familiar: too familiar.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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With active conflicts in many parts of the world such as Russia-Ukraine, Pakistan-Afghanistan, and in the Middle East, or humanitarian disaster as in Somalia, the people and states in the world are becoming increasingly war-habituated.—
Debidatta A. Mahapatra,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Or the ways in which both adult-content sites such as OnlyFans and chatbot platforms habituate users (primarily men) to intimate relationships that are entirely sycophantic and affirming.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Adding lime to a lawn can help grass absorb nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, and condition the soil to improve root development, resulting in thicker, greener grass.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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The agreement is conditioned on the completion of certain terms within 45 days.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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A lot of that hinges on how Tréca Paris connects with the final consumer, rather than focusing on a business-to-business model, to which the company has previously been accustomed.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ambitious, capricious, Catalina is accustomed to getting her way, until her life in Spain implodes forcing her to flee to Cuba, to confront her mistakes, guilt and need to rebuild her entire life.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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Roughly 11% are noncitizen immigrants and 17% are naturalized citizens, according to KFF’s analysis of federal data.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Estimates show there were more than 300,000 immigrants who were not naturalized citizens in San Diego County as of 2024.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Enculturate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enculturate. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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