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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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  • Carvalho said the inaugural colloquium intentionally adopted the broad theme of royal gems and jewelry to gauge interest.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Countless novels, films, and games have since adopted the image of the treasure-guarding dragon.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • Travelers have long been accustomed to packing liquids in their carry-on bags according to the TSA liquid limit, also known as the 3-1-1 rule.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • The public-shaming impulse has been, at times, a reaction to years of bad behavior—particularly among men accustomed to getting away with a lot and facing very few repercussions.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 28 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Papik also said fishing policies are being amended that would allow native species to reclaim some of their number, like growing mollusks that are less susceptible to the alien blue crab.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Etna is set in a small, unnamed country, which makes sense; nationalism and border politics are alien to dogs.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of alien
Verb
  • Money appropriated to help the IRS collect taxes already owed is routine described in terms of spending, waste, or bureaucratic excess.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of appropriated

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