as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs
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Recent Examples of habituate
The United States is habituated to sanctions as a way to deal with challenges that don’t rise to the level of armed response but are too transgressive to ignore.
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Adham Sahloul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2020
In a country without freedom or good health care, for example, people can habituate to what’s not good rather than struggling against it.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Still, with a couple of hours to kill, they were determined, or maybe just habituated, to make and post one of their signature short videos.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Given the park's popularity, the animals here are habituated, and even elusive species such as leopards are super-comfortable around vehicles.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2021
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Adham Sahloul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2020
In a country without freedom or good health care, for example, people can habituate to what’s not good rather than struggling against it.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Still, with a couple of hours to kill, they were determined, or maybe just habituated, to make and post one of their signature short videos.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
Given the park's popularity, the animals here are habituated, and even elusive species such as leopards are super-comfortable around vehicles.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituate
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Some stay resolute to the cause; others are haunted by their actions in the past.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Ray’s daughter Naomi (James), still haunted by a past climbing accident, witnesses the attack and escapes.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Middle-class consumers who once frequented such places are cutting back on discretionary spending, experts say, and the high price of goods and labor are squeezing profits.Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lamp/table hybrids are nothing new to those of us who frequent secondhand and vintage shops, but Karo turns the familiar combo on its head by placing its platform at the center of the tripod rather than wrapping around a central support.Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Colbert, who was disappointed that he was not crowned yet again, was soon visited by Krasinki, as all winners do every year since Paul Rudd.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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To purchase tickets online and for more information visit the show website.Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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