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as in adopting
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as in accustoming
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalizing
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Before adopting, carefully assess your resources.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Sergio Machado will direct and Sergio Carvalho will co-direct both the doc and biopic, which will be the first two productions in Brazil adopting the manual’s parameters of sustainability.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Lonpi Tipi added that domesticating larvae production ultimately would lead to solving problems related to access to protein- and nutrition-rich food.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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But where chimps might merely poke over the ashes, our lineage at some point took the next step in promoting and even domesticating the flames — perhaps picking a smoldering stick from the edges of one grassland, and lighting the grassland in the next valley over.—
Peter Brannen,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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Nimbleness means adapting to whatever comes at you, being willing to work within uncertainty, and turning that into forward motion.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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Instead, flexible work, freelancing, accessible investments, and real-time financial control are adapting their approach.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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All smoke and sweat, full of gospel phrasing and hip-hop undertones, Brown Sugar introduced D’Angelo as an emotive, smooth-talking vocalist, a thinking, feeling performer in the likeness of Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, and Curtis Mayfield without borrowing too heavily from any of them.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Pitchfork,
15 Oct. 2025
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The only silver lining in recent economic news is that the Fed has finally started a rate-cutting cycle in an attempt to shoreup a softening job market, which could benefit consumers interested in borrowing for mortgages, cars and other purchases.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Spend some time familiarizing yourself with the beautiful campus, then take advantage of the plethora of programming that’s available to the public as well as students.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Their approach is all about familiarizing themselves with every client and crafting communications that are aligned with their goals and values.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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He has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with the sheriff and of usurping her authority, leading the county Board of Supervisors to eliminate his position in November 2024.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Besides, usurping Jinkx Monsoon for Miss Piggy would fan the ferocious flames of backstage drama and turmoil (hmmm … Smash season-three idea).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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No team has had to deal with more injuries over the last few years as the 49ers, but also no team does a better job of adjusting on the fly.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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The chain will also be adjusting its holiday hours to stay open later on select days, Zapata said.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The awards are expected to be announced later this year and depend on Congress appropriating the funds, according to the National Science Foundation website.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Naturalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalizing. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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