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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People were habituated to constant surveillance and capricious punishments.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Delaney Prince, the campground host at Pine City describes Victor as calm, and totally habituated to the presence of humans and their food.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
29 Aug. 2024
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My older deputies have been conditioned to say, ‘Lock them up, throw the key away.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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Designed to be gentle yet effective, this daily cleanser is packed with provitamin B5, allantoin, and rose water to condition your skin, melt away makeup, and protect your moisture barrier.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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If the Steakhouse’s menu winds up similar to the Reserve’s, locals accustomed to wolfing chili burgers at Star Country Cafe will need to dust off their wallets.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2025
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On social media, a consumer accustomed to paying around $2 for a dozen eggs expressed shock over now having to pay more than double that amount.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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At the time, the federal government had switched from paper to using digital fingerprints, and Homeland Security officials uncovered hundreds of cases in which naturalized citizens had been previously deported or lied about criminal records that USCIS couldn't see.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizenship for people born and naturalized in the U.S.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Enculturate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enculturate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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