enculturated

verb

past tense of enculturate
as in acculturated

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  1. habituated
  2. accustomed
  3. conditioned
Verb
  • First, we’ve been habituated to bite-sized texts like, well… texts, Reddit, email and Instagram captions.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • In some cases, DEEP said loud noises are not effective at scaring away bears, especially ones that have already been habituated.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of habituated
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  • And while that would have been a boost for borrowers saddled with higher borrowing costs, it was expected to be less favorable for savers who had been accustomed to earning big returns with select savings accounts.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Modern consumers, accustomed to instant gratification, demand real-time redemption and seamless integration.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of accustomed
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  • Our athletes are better trained, conditioned, equipped, and coached than ever before.
    — Ted Leonsis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Those were the hard exile years, when Cubans expected to celebrate the next Christmas in Havana and conditioned the sale of their house on the fall of Fidel Castro, while trying to build businesses and careers because the stay did not seem short.
    — Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of conditioned
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