acclimatizing

present participle of acclimatize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of acclimatizing How to Treat Altitude Sickness After Prevention Fails Since the primary cause of altitude sickness is gaining too much altitude without acclimatizing, the best treatment is to reduce your elevation. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 The priceless cargo will spend several days acclimatizing before it is carefully unpacked and unfolded for an exhibition that the museum expects to be one of the most popular in its history. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 Sinner will hope Monday’s win was similarly more a reflection of nerves and acclimatizing to the Wimbledon grass rather than an indicator of more trouble ahead. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 June 2026 But Bhatta and Neupane hoped to knock out the whole trip in less than 24 hours in one push — and without acclimatizing. — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026 This refers to the process of acclimatizing them to outside conditions. — Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026 One of their two dogs has only recently been rescued herself, and is still acclimatizing to their home, Seeger explained, and taking on a third dog also comes with its own financial and emotional cost. — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 But after spending these first months acclimatizing to his new role, the first American pope is slowly getting into his stride. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025 Located in the Indian Ocean more than a thousand miles off the east coast of Africa, Isle de France became a testing ground for acclimatizing nutmeg to a new habitat. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acclimatizing
Verb
  • Mistakes happen in football, especially when a team’s adjusting to a new coaching staff, new technique, hasn’t carved out an identity yet, and is working toward creating culture.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Fox News offers stability this election season, while many of its rivals are adjusting to corporate maneuvers.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Those expenses are rising as utilities invest more in aging infrastructure and in adapting their systems to cope with the effects of climate change, Food and Water Watch said in its study.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In the kids space, Studiocanal is also adapting Dermot O’Leary’s Toto the Ninja Cat and Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking with Heyday.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Developed in partnership with Discovery Education, a cross-curricular supplemental resource, the program equips students with practical clothing repair and customization skills, from sewing a button to patching a hole or tailoring a hem.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But in sending off applications en masse—fine-tuning their resumes and tailoring their cover letters with the help of AI—job-seekers may be causing a talent rut.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The dramatic lighting and wax museums are just spooky enough to summon the spirit of the witch trials without being off-putting for children.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
  • But putting America on a presentation slide and actually establishing yourself in the US motorcycle market are two very different propositions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • There are parallels to be drawn in the MAGA crowd pining for the conforming jingoism of the 1950s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026
  • What’s Happening Photobiomodulation, better known as red light therapy, has moved out of dermatology clinics and into body-conforming consumer wearables like masks, belts, wraps and pods.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Acclimatizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acclimatizing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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