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acclimate

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


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But even that help has its challenges; the care agency can send different caregivers that need to acclimate to Arminda’s needs and sometimes caregivers quit, creating gaps in assistance.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

The sweltering temperatures are arriving months earlier than typical and communities have not had time to acclimate, making the early-season heat particularly dangerous, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

There are immediate issues, such as blocked noses, which impact virtually all astronauts as they acclimate to space.

From Slate Mar. 1, 2026

There was no time to acclimate herself to the oversized feel of the gloves.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

"Understanding how T. oblongifolia acclimates to heat gives us new strategies to help crops adapt to a warming planet."

From Science Daily Nov. 9, 2025

Directed by Motl Didner for the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, “Amid Falling Walls” deftly acclimates the audience before the performance even starts.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2023

Wilson, like Gourde, also plans to use it in a game once he fully acclimates to it.

From Seattle Times Nov. 4, 2023

“I only think he’s going to continue to get more and more comfortable as he acclimates to playing more games and more snaps.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2023

So once he acclimates, Theo is overjoyed to be in Paris, the City of Light.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

"Extreme early-season heat coupled with high tourism rates will make this heat very dangerous, particularly for those not acclimated to the heat and/or traveling from cooler climates," the Las Vegas, Nevada NWS office said.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

The Fongoli chimps, who today number 35, were the first and for a long time only group of savannah chimpanzees to be acclimated to the presence of researchers.

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

That way, their bodies acclimated to the temperature, he claimed, so their hearts didn’t explode.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2025

People have largely acclimated to their presence, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2025

Being born into it, raised in it, we become acclimated to the altitude, like natives in the Andes.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Sitting in unease and acclimating to its extreme temperature — refusing to fight our very nature — is one of the most impactful things we can do for our bodies and minds.

From Salon Apr. 9, 2026

So after acclimating to the thin air near the summit, technicians began to dig the first of four holes, each 1 meter deep, with shovels and a handheld drill.

From Science Magazine Dec. 2, 2024

There are, of course, short-term public costs associated with acclimating so many new arrivals, plus government expenditures on education and health services for immigrants and their families, along with the political and social challenges.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2024

He’s becoming increasingly adept at acclimating himself to Japanese customs, and equally adept at knowing when to break them.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2024

“I must be acclimating to the new diet, Chancellor. I apologize,” I say, unable to look at her.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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