naturalized 1 of 2

adjective

as in introduced

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verb

past tense of naturalize
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as in adopted

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as in accustomed

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Recent Examples of naturalized
Adjective
Mamdani himself is also a naturalized citizen, and the topic is important to him personally. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Current and former military service members who are applying to become naturalized citizens, though, are still eligible for fee exemptions. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 June 2026 In May, the Justice Department moved to strip a dozen people of their naturalized citizenship. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 June 2026 About 20 million naturalized Americans now must worry that any mistake in their decades-old immigration paperwork could cost them their citizenship. — Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2026 While serving in the National Guard, Noel became a naturalized citizen, worked several jobs, and earned an associate’s degree. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026 Duggan, a naturalized Australian citizen, was arrested in New South Wales in 2022, and is pending extradition to the US. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026 Mecklenburg County saw a decrease in its non-citizens versus naturalized immigrants, when compared to the previous five-year survey from 2015-2019. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026 Mamdani, a naturalized American citizen who was born in Uganda, has been critical of ICE for many years. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalized
  1. transplanted
  2. adopted
  3. accustomed
  4. nonnative
  5. domesticated
  6. habituated
  7. alien
  8. appropriated
Adjective
  • The state also knew that a transplanted Midwesterner had been fired from her Cincinnati charter school, following felony charges related to misuse of public funds, and had been banned from teaching or running schools in Ohio.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
  • But after the new health plan became active in January, Smith said, Blackman faced one hurdle after another getting approval for the antirejection medications needed to prevent his body from attacking his transplanted heart.
    — Renuka Rayasam, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Definition of transplanted
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  • Furthermore, Ding emphasized that the technology still requires real-world validation before it can be widely adopted.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Virtually all modern technologies, including the internet and GPS, have spontaneously adopted UTC.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • Such an alliance requires new ways of thinking, says Storin, to which some advertisers may not be accustomed.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • American Express surrounds both with card-member benefits, payment data and customers accustomed to access.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of accustomed
Adjective
  • This program, called the Exotic Pet Amnesty Program, works to decrease the number of nonnative species in nature.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • However, not all nonnative species are considered invasive, a title reserved for those that cause harm to the environment, economy or human quality of life.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Definition of nonnative
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  • This is because sandboxes can become infected with fecal microbes and parasites from wild and domesticated animals—including millions of free-roaming cats.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 13 July 2026
  • The not-so-obvious irony is that some 20,000 years ago, humans domesticated the wolf as protection from bears and lions.
    — Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of domesticated
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of habituated
Adjective
  • Its bold colors and sharp lines evoke almost alien qualities.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 July 2026
  • Their behavior is more complicated to understand than, say, that of a dog or a chicken, which can make bees seem alien and inscrutable.
    — Richard Schiffman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Definition of alien
Verb
  • That’s different from what happened after past disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy, when Congress appropriated large portions of the amounts that were requested.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026
  • The renovation is being funded by $257 million in funds appropriated by Congress through last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law in July 2025.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of appropriated

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