- present participle of assimilate.
assimilating
Example Sentences
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“What are young immigrants assimilating to?” he asks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Like a lot of veterans, he had trouble assimilating into the civilian world.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
America is also better at assimilating immigrants than most countries, and the immigrants we tend to attract generally work very hard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
They, too, shifted from plant-based to fungal-based food webs as the main source of their energy, assimilating more than 50 percent brown carbon under warming conditions, compared to 26 percent at control sites.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024
He ceased to work at his tooth and sat still, assimilating the possibilities of irresponsible authority.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
