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Recent Examples of acculturation
Those who were born in the U.S. tend to reflect an acculturation to American society, which, more generally, has become hesitant about strict parenting.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 June 2024
This juxtaposition reflects the jarring reality of refugee life; grieving becomes secondary, dependent on one’s survival and acculturation.
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Even if most commercial passengers are aware, on an intellectual level, that the skilled but underutilized pilots in the cockpit are mostly being paid to drink coffee, the idea of fully autonomous flight will require some acculturation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
End of carousel After more than a century, is there anything new to say about the story of immigration and one family’s acculturation?
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 June 2024
This juxtaposition reflects the jarring reality of refugee life; grieving becomes secondary, dependent on one’s survival and acculturation.
—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024
Even if most commercial passengers are aware, on an intellectual level, that the skilled but underutilized pilots in the cockpit are mostly being paid to drink coffee, the idea of fully autonomous flight will require some acculturation.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
End of carousel After more than a century, is there anything new to say about the story of immigration and one family’s acculturation?
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acculturation
Noun
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The Phillies prefer to have their lefties against Atlanta, Thomson said, so that prompted the slight adjustment.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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Still, Connecticut pledged in its contracts with state bondholders not to broadly alter the spending cap or other fiscal controls before July 1, 2028, though more modest adjustments can be made.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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This was done in accordance with GHF protocol to avoid casualties.—
Abigail Williams,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
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However, Francis actually resided in a smaller residence, the Casa Santa Marta, which was also sealed in accordance with tradition.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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Next up for Hamill is the role of a hard-drinking grandfather in The Life of Chuck, director Mike Flanagan's adaptation of the Stephen King novella of the same name.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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Emmy winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will lead Dog Day Afternoon, a stage adaptation from Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis of the 1975 crime movie.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Still, Kelce has defended the play because of its congruence with the physical nature of football, of someone’s will against another’s for the smallest margins of soil.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Partnering with Mira Despite the congruence between Riley’s story and Mira’s mission, the partnership evolved organically as Mira began to take notice of women athletes during the Olympics discussing their bodies, training, and performance.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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By 2011, Jones was painting commercial acoustic panels like monochromes, suggesting visual as well as sonic absorption.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Maintain healthy soil to allow for the best water absorption.—
Amelia Martin,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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The Trump administration’s real agenda is the inspiration of fear and the inducement of conformity.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
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In its order, the Court emphasized that there is a fundamental distinction between the question of acceptance by States of the Court’s jurisdiction and the conformity of their acts with international law.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Another item that could go before the commission on June 12 is an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would deputize city police officers with immigration enforcement powers.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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Another complication is that the Geneva agreement did not extend to five critical minerals originally made subject to export restrictions in February.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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Finding driver heads that have crept over the line of conformance is not an unusual occurrence, especially for clubs that are hit thousands of times over a long period of time.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2025
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Each incident also resulted in an internal affairs investigation — on Jan. 13, Police Chief Todd Chamberlain upheld findings that Stanfield-Parker violated the department’s policies on off-duty firearm possession, conformance to law, conduct unbecoming and neglect of duty, firing him in each case.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Acculturation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acculturation. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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