enculturating

Definition of enculturatingnext
present participle of enculturate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enculturating
Verb
  • The other thing is conditioning.
    Elise Devlin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Iran has also floated the possibility of conditioning broader access to the strait on yuan settlement — a proposal that would formalize what is already happening in practice.
    Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans.
    Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Virtual psychology removes outdated barriers by merging medical scrutiny with convenience, helping individuals move from uncertainty toward greater clarity.
    Lucy Jones April 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The independent chef scene often reveals how immigrant traditions, first-generation entrepreneurship and local ingredients are merging into a new Southern food identity.
    Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Harlem Wizards are a high-energy basketball team known for combining athleticism, comedy, and crowd engagement in an entertaining, family-friendly game.
    Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • For most people, combining them is considered safe and may offer benefits for hydration and performance when used appropriately.
    Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Repeat cutting a few of the oldest branches at a time for the next couple of years until there’s adequate new growth intermingling with the old growth.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Advances in sequencing ancient DNA have revealed that over millenia, people have moved into new regions in successive waves, sometimes intermingling with local folk, sometimes replacing them entirely.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The third-term congresswoman is facing numerous ethics charges, including failing to follow campaign finance laws; commingling campaign, personal and business funds; and using her position to benefit allies.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Hanf’s former business partner recently accused him of illegally commingling funds on a far larger scale than in the previous case investigated by the California Department of Real Estate.
    Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Their current four-day itinerary includes stops in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, blending charitable work, speaking engagements and commercial appearances.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The show itself redefined Broadway, blending hip-hop, history and a diverse cast to tell the story of America’s founding.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • To Coimbra, some key questions involved amalgamating real-life characters into fictionalized ones while still honoring victims and survivors, as well as faithfully recreating the look and feel of the time.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
  • By amalgamating these museological devices into the artwork, Aram directly upsets the threefold impulse to pierce form with meaning, to arrest color with identity, and to neutralize bodies with limits.
    Julian Stern, Artforum, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Enculturating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enculturating. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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