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as in to adopt
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Recent Examples of naturalize
Yes, but once you are naturalized, you are considered fully Argentine in the eyes of the law, and citizenship cannot be renounced.
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Thirteen of the suspects are Armenian-born but have become naturalized.
—Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
At a minimum, the U.S. should give citizenship to the thousands of adoptees who were never naturalized by their parents, and who are now at risk for deportation.
—Time, 15 May 2025
For this reason, some green card holders choose to naturalize first, gaining U.S. citizenship before initiating a family sponsorship process.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Thirteen of the suspects are Armenian-born but have become naturalized.
—Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
At a minimum, the U.S. should give citizenship to the thousands of adoptees who were never naturalized by their parents, and who are now at risk for deportation.
—Time, 15 May 2025
For this reason, some green card holders choose to naturalize first, gaining U.S. citizenship before initiating a family sponsorship process.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalize
Verb
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Other places, including Washington, D.C., more recently adopted it.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Pharmaceutical companies have adopted QR technologies for medication tracking from manufacturer to patient, ensuring authenticity and preventing counterfeits.—
Swati Tyagi,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Igor Jesus adapted quickly, clambering past Soares in the pecking order and registering six goals and an assist in his first seven starts.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Adding to its popularity, the book was adapted for the screen in 1971 and in 2019.—
Ombline Damy,
JSTOR Daily,
26 June 2025
Verb
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While domesticated grapes are hermaphorditic, meaning their flowers contain both male and female organs, wild grapes are dioecious, meaning there are separate male and female plants, as is the case with this species.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 June 2025
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Amanda Li/iStock / Getty Images Plus Even though they've been domesticated for thousands of years, cats still carry many instincts from their wild ancestors.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Foiling yachts are typically equipped with software that adjusts the foils hundreds of times a second to maintain safe, level flight.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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Each credential’s impact is measured using counterfactual analysis, which compares a credential earner to a matched group of similar workers who didn’t earn it—adjusting for factors like job type, education level, and experience.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The concept borrows from Franco American journeys like the SS Île de France, which used to cross the Atlantic from Le Havre, France, to New York between 1927 and 1958.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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However the fund, which had been struggling to pay claims prior to the pandemic, was soon exhausted, and the state borrowed about $20 billion from the federal government to keep benefits flowing.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
Verb
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For players accustomed to grinding out every inch of content out of their games, there might be a limited pool of rewards compared to games like Call of Duty or Fortnite that dole out endless updates season after season.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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Many of the arrests nationwide appear to be taking place in immigration court, which has sparked fear among asylum-seekers and immigrants accustomed to remaining free while judges grind through a backlog of 3.6 million cases, typically taking years to reach a decision.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
Verb
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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
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The idea is that this interface will assimilate your data, process it privately inside the Samsung Knox enclave, and spit out useful suggestions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Occasional weeklong stays in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights during school breaks with my uncle Derrick, an artist who moved up in his early twenties, familiarized me with how to swipe a MetroCard with relative ease.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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Hours before players are required to be in the building, Gadsden walked through plays on the field by himself every morning, saying the play calls aloud to familiarize himself with the playbook.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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“Naturalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalize. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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