assimilate

Example Sentences

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The British pound: Britain used to assimilate immigrants well, and this boosted both its population and productivity.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

I’ve long maintained it takes three generations to assimilate into America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

In this telling, Mamdani wasn’t simply eating rice — he was signaling foreignness, defiance and a refusal to assimilate.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

“My goal was to just assimilate so I don’t get made fun of,” Yang remembered.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

A silver ring fish floated by them, undulating, and closing like an iris, instantly, around food particles, to assimilate them.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury