chronically

adverb

Definition of chronicallynext
as in repeatedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronically
  1. repeatedly
  2. perpetually
  3. invariably
  4. constantly
  5. continually
  6. continuously
Adverb
  • Related article Hope for old DC: The Washington Commanders return to the playoffs ready for a new era Gonzalez was shown repeatedly adjusting both his socks and shoes before finally getting them on.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Even before the court issued the warrant for Yoon’s arrest, protesters repeatedly clashed with police who detained dozens of them, including about 20 who climbed over a fence in an attempt to approach the court.
    Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of repeatedly
Adverb
  • Savoring as a Practice In a world perpetually rushing toward the next big thing, savoring is a radical act, particularly for leaders.
    Amy Blankson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, their perpetually awful power play and declining penalty kill were mostly to blame.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of perpetually
Adverb
  • For example, the source and varietals of barley invariably change as decades pass.
    Chris Perugini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • That’s because disaster rebuilding efforts invariably get tied up in politics.
    David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of invariably
Adverb
  • His desire to be a pilot fits a personality that’s constantly looking to push himself.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Over the rest of that 45-year span, USC has been a program constantly stumbling over itself.
    Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of constantly
Adverb
  • He’s continually kept Philipp Kurashev out of the lineup because he’s been a liability.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Walgreens has continually discounted a report in the Wall Street Journal last month that the pharmacy chain was in talks to sell itself to private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of continually
Adverb
  • The researchers think the site was continuously occupied from the early Roman period (around the first century C.E.) until the end of the Byzantine period (in the late sixth century C.E.).
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Living standards fall continuously, millennials are screwed (never mind the following generations).
    Marlene Engelhorn, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of continuously
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