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is acclimating

  • present progressive
    of acclimate (3rd person singular).
    acclimate
    verb (used with or without object)
    to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt.

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Garrett is acclimating to Southern California and a team that advanced to the NFC championship game last season before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Like goods with environmental and political messages, cute mental health shit is acclimating us to a world where we are, on balance, perhaps a little more miserable than we need to be.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2023

“He is acclimating to his new home and getting to know his animal keepers, and should be viewable to the public soon.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

For now, Romney, 71, is acclimating to the rarified Senate, where he’s shuttling between his temporary basement office and meetings, little-noticed in the brimming corridors of power where seniority and tradition rule.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2018

Already North America is acclimating the Lapland reindeer to offset the waning beef, to utilize its Northern wastes.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Joseph Dommers Vehling