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accustomed to

ADJECTIVE
used to
Synonyms
WEAK
acclimated to acclimatized to adapted to adjusted to familiar with in the habit of

Example Sentences

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In a country accustomed to overheated rhetoric and theatrical pronouncements, Peruvians watch Velarde’s carefully-worded declarations, delivered in a calm baritone, most recently on the economic fallout from the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

He had been the third option behind Doncic and Reaves, and he shifted back to a role he has been accustomed to playing over his 23-year career.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz, sailors said, risks becoming a graveyard for a trading system so integral to the modern economy that most consumers, accustomed to cheap imports and three-day shipping, take it for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

This has been a season of turmoil for a club so accustomed to winning.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Abby would fall asleep in a place she was accustomed to.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret