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acclimate

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


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The 49ers chose to arrive in Melbourne eight days before the game to acclimate to the 17-hour time difference.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Another factor could be the sudden spike in temperature in mid-July, leaving the animals insufficient time to acclimate to the heat, Karaki adds.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

As they acclimate to rural life, they’re embraced by a community that takes care of each other and the world around them, including the kind, furry giant who Mei names Totoro.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

The South Koreans have also been training for weeks at Verde Valle, Chivas’ training facility, which has allowed them to acclimate to the altitude.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

“Ah, yes, to acclimate to everyday sounds,” Mr. Skerritt murmurs.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

"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

While he acclimates to the long days and exhausting pace of travel between California and Washington, Min said he was reaching out to his Republican colleagues across the aisle.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Nov. 4, 2023

The Jets signed veteran Trevor Siemian to the practice squad Tuesday, but Saleh said he’ll be inactive for New York’s game against Kansas City on Sunday night as he acclimates himself.

From Washington Times Sep. 27, 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

You have to overlook a certain number of coincidences early on as Tom and Jake get acclimated to their new home, back in the town where Tom and his late wife grew up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Likho, who lives at the shop full-time, acclimated within a day.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

There is no opening credits sequence, not even a single bit of pre-title exposition to get viewers acclimated to the characters or the setting.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

"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

From Mami we hear that our sister is beautifully acclimated to life on the Island and taking classes in shorthand and typing at the Ford Foundation trade school.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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

Four parents, one a newcomer still acclimating to the school’s strenuously progressive rules, are part of the executive brain trust.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2025

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

Iris takes an oddball approach to acclimating her students to French: She extracts personal confessions from them in English, then writes wildly extrapolated versions of the French on index cards.

From New York Times Nov. 21, 2024

Before beginning the mission, Dasch had argued furiously with Kappe that the saboteurs were to spend a few months acclimating and blending in before blowing up any of their targets.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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