enculturated

past tense of enculturate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enculturated
Verb
  • In some cases, DEEP said loud noises are not effective at scaring away bears, especially ones that have already been habituated.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • With active conflicts in many parts of the world such as Russia-Ukraine, Pakistan-Afghanistan, and in the Middle East, or humanitarian disaster as in Somalia, the people and states in the world are becoming increasingly war-habituated.
    Debidatta A. Mahapatra, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The crowd was filled with Knicks fans, many of whom bought tickets from 76ers’ supporters who were accustomed to postseason disappointment.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • These companies have been accustomed to selling products that emerged from lab work 10 or 20 years before and are now trying to speed up the commercialization timelines to suit an era of more advanced robotics and AI.
    Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Many women have been conditioned to brush off minor health symptoms as normal.
    Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 30 June 2026
  • In a 2016 study, Fanselow and his UCLA colleagues Erica Hornstein and Naomi Eisenberger conditioned participants to fear a neutral image—such as a flower—by pairing it with a mild shock.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
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“Enculturated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enculturated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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