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accustom

verb as in make or become used to

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That means keeping food out of the 60-gallon black bins where residents have been accustomed to dumping most of their garbage, which ultimately winds up in landfills.

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Beth Johnson is accustomed to the uncertainty that comes with being a military wife - picking up and moving her family every three years.

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She no longer saves her pennies for clothing and has become accustomed to buying what she wants, when she wants it.

At the time, U.S. managers were long accustomed to a surplus of labor: more job seekers than job openings.

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“Wallachians were accustomed to give it as a surname to any person who rendered himself conspicuous either by courage, cruel actions, or cunning.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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