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as in to adopt
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as in to adapt
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Recent Examples of naturalize
Hiba had graduated from a Turkish university and was working toward a master’s degree; she had been summoned for citizenship during her studies and was naturalized.
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Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Damage is naturalized as an acceptable and perhaps even necessary outcome of innovation.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Musk, a South African naturalized U.S. citizen and owner of SpaceX and Tesla, has professionally and personally benefitted from H-1B visas.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The bulbs naturalize well and perform beautifully in woodland settings, rock gardens, and pollinator plantings.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Damage is naturalized as an acceptable and perhaps even necessary outcome of innovation.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Musk, a South African naturalized U.S. citizen and owner of SpaceX and Tesla, has professionally and personally benefitted from H-1B visas.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The bulbs naturalize well and perform beautifully in woodland settings, rock gardens, and pollinator plantings.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Retailers are adopting these platforms to simulate disruptive scenarios such as weather or labor shortages, allowing for quick network adjustments and long-term strategic planning.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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So Far The following year, Jigsaw officially opened its doors, slowly taking in students and bringing in new horses, some who had been abandoned and adopted by Levinson.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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More than 30 years after illustrating Norton Juster's cult kids' book, Feiffer returned to the genre as an author, with books like 1993's The Man in the Ceiling (eventually adapted into a musical with Tony Award-winning producer Jeffrey Seller) and his 2010 re-teaming with Juster, The Odious Ogre.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Recently, Annapurna signed a deal that will see the company adapt the games Control and Alan Wake for the screen.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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But they’re also known to go after humans and domesticated animals.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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Research suggests that even after being domesticated, cats continued to hunt, often targeting rodents that fed on human food supplies.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Had an average annual net income tax liability for the 5 years ending before the expatriation date exceeding a set amount, adjusted annually for inflation ($201,000 for 2024; $206,000 for 2025).—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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For perspective, only six reigning champions in the last quarter century have committed as much as nine figures toward the defense of a title, with the number rising to seven because adjusting for inflation pushes the post-2000 Yankees into the group.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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These include lending, borrowing, and yield generation, to name a few.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Guests who lost their homes borrowed suits and shoes for the couple’s wedding.—
Tammy LaGorce,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Burns is accustomed to having conversations that his political bosses can’t.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2025
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For example, while Southern Californians are accustomed to wildfires, Los Angeles County agencies were unprepared to fight several major fires simultaneously.—
Najmedin Meshkati,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2025
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Tadashi Nakamura also tried to assimilate by playing football and trying to become the embodiment of all-American manhood.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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There will be a struggle between those who want to fund stadia and athletes villages—that take years to truly assimilate and domesticate—and those who need to rebuild sustainable cities.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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With frigid winter weather predicted for much of the United States over the next few weeks, now seems like a good time to familiarize ourselves with some of the terminology meteorologists have been using.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Go Slow and Proceed With Care When moving bitcoin to your new wallet, start with a small amount of bitcoin as a test to familiarize yourself with the process.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Naturalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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