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acclimate

[ak-luh-meyt, uh-klahy-mit] / ˈæk ləˌmeɪt, əˈklaɪ mɪt /


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The goal, Van Hoose said, is “to acclimate Edenwald residents to our campus culture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

He had yet to acclimate to his new neighborhood when he was arrested last year in a misunderstanding with the police.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

There is a lot of turnover, because new hires who don’t acclimate don’t last long.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

With German as their first language, English as their second and the “tiny bit of Spanish” Van Tass speaks, the Clairvoyants are prepared to acclimate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

If I help him, I could end up riding the pine this season, and if I don’t help Boy21 acclimate to Bellmont, I’d be disobeying Coach for the first time in my life.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick




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