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assimilation

[uh-sim-uh-ley-shuhn] / əˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən /




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Michael Carrick had a neat way of describing Benjamin Sesko's assimilation into life at Manchester United.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

It’s huge, brazen and entangled with the seamy politics of migration and assimilation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

That was due in part to assimilation of the Ashkenazi population -- forced and otherwise -- in the Soviet Union, the United States and Israel, where Hebrew is the official language.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Now, after 60 or so years of LGBTQ+ activism in the United States, straight-presenting white gay citizens who marry have gotten a taste of middle-class assimilation.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

Gradually, however, with my assimilation in the schoolroom, I began to think of myself and my family as Catholics.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez