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
Smartphones have thus habituated people to an expectation of stimulation—and potential reward—at every moment.
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Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 8 July 2024
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.
—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
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Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 8 July 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituate
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Every home is haunted by its previous residents, but prewar apartments in the Village have particularly colorful ghosts.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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As secrets unravel in a house full of narcissists, Laurel must confront not only a killer but also the haunting truths of her own past.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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The sources said potential lines of inquiry involve fireworks or unauthorized people camping in the area, which is parkland also frequented by hikers.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the wine and beverage side of the event will be frequented by experts like Bobby Stuckey, Carlin Karr and Monica Samuels.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Debra Tice spoke at a news conference in Damascus, Syria, after being allowed to visit for the first time in almost a decade.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The conversation also happens to play out on the bench once visited by Interview With the Vampire's Louis (Jacob Anderson), Lestat, and Claudia (first played by Bailey Bass, then Delainey Hayles) in New Orleans.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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