as in to acculturate
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The art world is acculturated to the notion that biennials should highlight new narratives but seems to presume that those artists must also be living and relatively young.—
Pamela J. Joyner,
ARTnews.com,
14 Oct. 2024 -
This growth is no longer coming from new immigrants naturalizing — it’s being driven by the birth of new generations of Latino and Hispanic Americans who are becoming further removed from the immigrant experience and, in turn, becoming assimilated and acculturated to the American experience.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The experiment was conducted in eight meters of open water at a research site in the Mediterranean Sea where the local wild fish are habituated to the presence of divers.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Human beings habituate to anything that stays the same or is patterned.—
Matt Abrahams,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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However, researchers from UH discovered a fungus from Hawai‘i’s nearshore environment that may have the ability to break down plastics, and to top it off, they may be conditioned to do it faster.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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This blend of soothing cica extract and conditioning eucalyptus and rosemary oils leaves skin with a bouncy, silky-smooth texture while instantly breaking down your toughest full-coverage makeup.—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
12 Feb. 2025
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Taylor, a native of Finland, is accustomed to cold weather and snow.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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In recent years, masters of the universe accustomed to chartering superyachts and buying out resorts have begun extending the logic of exclusivity to entire towns.—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
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Poppies have a tendency to self-sow or naturalize in the garden.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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Agents in an unmarked car pulled over Ernesto Campos, the owner of a Bakersfield gardening service who was naturalized as a U.S. citizen more than 10 years ago.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Enculturate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enculturate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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