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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
These mechanisms allow people to assimilate quickly to groups and to experience pleasure, increase life satisfaction, and positive emotions from a collective, even without a shared relational history.
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Kara Nitschke, migratory and game bird biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said Canada geese are very adaptable and easily assimilate.
—Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The open center is ideal for looping through hand towels or lighter bath sheets and the hooks are available in light and dark finishes to easily assimilate with your washroom’s color palette.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Furthermore, reformers considered window gardening as a practice that could help immigrants assimilate into American society.
—Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
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Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Kara Nitschke, migratory and game bird biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said Canada geese are very adaptable and easily assimilate.
—Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The open center is ideal for looping through hand towels or lighter bath sheets and the hooks are available in light and dark finishes to easily assimilate with your washroom’s color palette.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Furthermore, reformers considered window gardening as a practice that could help immigrants assimilate into American society.
—Sonja Dümpelmann, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assimilate
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Shares have stumbled all year, losing more than 39%, compared with a 0.6% decrease for the Dow.—
Sriparna Roy,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Moreover, the poorest homeowners received about half as much to rebuild their homes compared with higher-income homeowners (disparities that researchers say cannot be explained by relative repair costs).—
Jeremy Ney,
Time,
21 May 2025
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To understand what’s at stake amid the NNSA’s workforce woes, USA TODAY interviewed current and former agency officials and reviewed decades of watchdog reports, safety records and other official documents.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The realtor also pulled permits to help determine a timeline of events to understand when some of the damage occurred.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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The resort’s longevity program integrates the Mylife Changer method and anti-inflammatory metabolic program that targets detoxifying and cell-regeneration treatments, biohacking and movement.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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By integrating artificial intelligence, computer vision and data analytics, driverless tractors can conduct soil tests, optimize seed selection, execute precise planting, and create detailed field maps—redefining what’s possible in agriculture.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Visibility bias The tendency to equate being seen with being productive creates a powerful impression when managers observe employees responding to emails at 11 PM or joining weekend calls.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Reali is a passionate guy and is understandably disappointed the program is signing off Friday afternoon, but to equate this game show — where points are awarded for takes — in any way with journalism is one of the problems that has developed in media over the 23 years of ATH.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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On May 9, a swarm of what are believed to be Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, attacked and killed three horses in Comanche, Texas, just about 50 miles southeast of Eastland.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Barnett is best known for his participation in the first season of Love Island USA, which premiered in 2019.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Our testers incorporated the whitening strips into their regular routines for one to three weeks to get a full idea of how well each product held up to their claims.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Here are some additional tips from our experts that incorporate both.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
27 May 2025
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Instead of administrators spending countless hours deciphering page after page of information and increasing risk of errors being made, AI agents are powering document capture for a better, more efficient way to work.—
Navaneeth Nair,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In early May, the Vesuvius Challenge announced that contestants Marcel Roth and Micha Nowak, computer scientists at Germany’s University of Würzburg, would receive $60,000 for deciphering the title.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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For a soldier, a letter holds a meaning that’s hard to comprehend for anyone who hasn’t worn the uniform.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Despite the fact that a majority of business leaders comprehend the concept of DevOps, most have difficulty framing its worth in anything other than technical terms.—
Sai Sandeep Ogety,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Assimilate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assimilate. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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