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,
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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 best way to further boost Pakistan's democracy will be to habituate the military to democratic norms and raise the costs of undermining democratic governance.—
Aqil Shah,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Apr. 2011
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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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We’ve been conditioned, especially as women, to tie our worth to our ability to be everything to everyone.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Rays’ staff is conditioned to see opportunity in every challenge.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Furthermore, change management is crucial as organizations navigate resistance from employees accustomed to traditional workflows.—
Akhilesh Tripathi,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The boy was mostly accustomed to throwing fastballs, cutters, and curveballs.—
Lindsey Adler,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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Derivative citizenship has become an important pathway to citizenship for thousands of children of immigrants who naturalize annually, helping ensure family unity in the U.S. immigration system.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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The question's sensitivity is particularly evident in the lower response rates among households with at least one non-U.S. citizen, U.S.-born Latino or naturalized U.S. citizen who was born outside Latin America.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Enculturate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enculturate. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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