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as in to compare
to describe as similar
assimilated the 19th-century American captains of industry and commerce to the medieval barons who exorbitantly taxed shipping along the Rhine
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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition
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as in to integrate
to make a part of a body or system
social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community
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Recent Examples of assimilate
The curriculums in these institutions attempted to force Native students to abandon their identities, participate in the dispossession of their communities’ homelands, and assimilate into American society as subservient laborers.
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TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
There were hundreds of Native American boarding schools in the U.S., part of a federal policy from the 19th and early 20th centuries to assimilate Indigenous youth into Western society.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Today’s Latino population is more Americanized and assimilated than ever before.
—Paola Ramos, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
The actor leads writer/director Ethan Berger’s feature debut as a college scholarship student who tries to assimilate by joining a frat.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
There were hundreds of Native American boarding schools in the U.S., part of a federal policy from the 19th and early 20th centuries to assimilate Indigenous youth into Western society.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Today’s Latino population is more Americanized and assimilated than ever before.
—Paola Ramos, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
The actor leads writer/director Ethan Berger’s feature debut as a college scholarship student who tries to assimilate by joining a frat.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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In Arcadia and Temple City, Asian American voters fueled gains for Trump In Downey, Trump gained 18.8 percentage points in November compared with the 2020 presidential election, which saw a record turnout.Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Model trains are measured using: Scale, which tells you the ratio of your model train compared with a real one.George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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For occasional or seasonal consumption or lower levels of contamination, more research is needed to understand how lead in spices would affect lead levels in the blood.Katarzyna Kordas, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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Further clinical trials are needed to better understand and assess the potential mechanisms at work.New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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The first few years of the initiative will be spent integrating the two programs.Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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The new Android system will integrate Gemini, bringing features like an AI voice assistant and access to all Android apps to the headset.John Towfighi, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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So, don’t equate going through perimenopause with no-need-for-contraception.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The same illogic leads the progressive Left to equate Israel’s defense against Hamas terrorists with the October 7 atrocities, and to draw false equivalences between Daniel Penny’s intervention on a subway and Mangione’s premeditated execution.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles know their offense can’t devolve into a frustrating mess for a second straight season.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Keselowski's entry into RFK Racing in 2021 marked a turning point for the team, formerly known as Roush Fenway Racing.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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This recipe incorporates the flavors of citrus, pineapple, cherries, and coconut into one big- batch party staple.Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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To ensure your resume passes this initial hurdle, incorporate relevant keywords from the job description.Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Daboll’s fourth-down decisions were typically hard to decipher.Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Paul has come to think of this period as the beginning of her decades-long attempt to decipher life as it is lived, not as it is schematized by contemporary philosophy.Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Semantic Understanding These technologies can comprehend the semantic meaning of conversations, not just individual words.Vinay Goel, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, the beings were unable to comprehend human emotions like love, adding a philosophical layer to the narrative.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Assimilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assimilate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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