as in adjustment
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation
a period of acclimation to the region's rising temperatures
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Recent Examples of acclimation
This could mean that three 90-minute yoga sessions a week aren’t enough to prompt heat acclimation.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Fifty of these small mammals were released on July 30, according to the trusts, and videos from other releases in the region captured their speedy acclimation back to their natural environment.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
So much can slip through the cracks during this acclimation period, and parents need something to help alleviate anxiety, not add to the plate.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025
There can sometimes be an acclimation period when a player returns from an Achilles tear, but Johnson doesn’t believe in making excuses.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Fifty of these small mammals were released on July 30, according to the trusts, and videos from other releases in the region captured their speedy acclimation back to their natural environment.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
So much can slip through the cracks during this acclimation period, and parents need something to help alleviate anxiety, not add to the plate.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025
There can sometimes be an acclimation period when a player returns from an Achilles tear, but Johnson doesn’t believe in making excuses.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimation
Noun
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By the way, for context, the adjustments amount to a sliver (tenths of a percentage point) of overall employment.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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While the researchers accounted for factors beyond diet that could have affected people’s heart health and skewed the results, such as physical activity, smoking status, family history and body mass index, that adjustment is imperfect, the researchers said.—
Barbara Mantel,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Whether audiences engage with her adaptation in a similar spirit remains to be seen.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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As with many adaptations, the second half of the novel — the generational reckoning — is discarded.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Little Prince is an adaption of the beloved 1943 novella by the French author and artist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Anyone who’s read 19th century novels or watched their screen adaptions knows that ballroom dance scenes tend to be loaded with drama, social jockeying and, above all, romantic intrigue.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Acclimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclimation. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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