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Recent Examples of naturalize
Over time, the bulbs naturalize and spread throughout the garden without any work on your end.
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Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
27 Apr. 2026
The decrease in approvals for citizenship comes amid fluctuations in those applying to naturalize.
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Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
Many wanted to partake in this life (preferably on the inside of the buildings), and some prominent influencers—such as the manosphere’s high priest of misogyny and homosociality, Andrew Tate—have moved here and seem ready to naturalize.
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Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Follow the process to naturalize citizens and eliminate its backlog.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for naturalize
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
27 Apr. 2026
The decrease in approvals for citizenship comes amid fluctuations in those applying to naturalize.
—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
Many wanted to partake in this life (preferably on the inside of the buildings), and some prominent influencers—such as the manosphere’s high priest of misogyny and homosociality, Andrew Tate—have moved here and seem ready to naturalize.
—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Follow the process to naturalize citizens and eliminate its backlog.
—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for naturalize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalize
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The board also adopted a four-year strategic plan with academic targets and measures of college, career and social-emotional readiness.
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The Sacramento County Office of Education is expected to review and approve the budget before the state adopts its final budget in July.
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This game preserves the difficulty of coming up with an elaborate, consistent false narrative on the spot, and the challenge of adapting that narrative on the fly when other players present convincing (and sometimes fake) counter-evidence.
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Organizations that approach this thoughtfully, measure outcomes carefully, and remain willing to adapt will be in the best position to determine whether a four-day workweek truly works for their business long-term.
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But the semiaquatic rodents are only reluctantly domesticated.
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Study co-author and geologist Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo of the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Spain rules out cooking within Wonderwerk because fire was only opportunistically brought there—it was not domesticated yet.
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Compare receipts to your plan, then adjust a subscription or daily expense so the numbers match the rhythm of your life.
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That number can be adjusted based on new information over time.
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But that was little comfort to tech investors, who are concerned that short-term inflation will increase the debt burden of mega-cap companies that have borrowed large amounts of money to fund their artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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Between 2008 and 2020, the after-tax cost of borrowing for many large companies hovered at or below inflation—making debt, in real terms, effectively free.
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El Mercadito, a new weekly outdoor market near San Jose’s SAP Center, is attracting both visitors and vendors accustomed to selling their products at the venerable Berryessa Flea Market, whose future is uncertain.
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Even for a party accustomed to searing debates between progressives and moderates, the schism over Israel has been blistering.
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Sugar is ordered by his fellow aliens to not assimilate during his time on Earth.
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These acts were a part of the state’s termination policy of Native communities, which sought to assimilate Native communities into mainstream society.
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With few resources to train or familiarize staff with AI, agencies are often left with a workforce frustrated or unequipped to experiment and use it.
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Online, as well, organizations like Arm the Dolls focus on education and resources that help trans and marginalized people purchase and familiarize themselves with guns.
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“Naturalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalize. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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