as in persistent
being such by habit and not likely to change
a chronic smoker who has quit—many, many times
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Library hosts class on kidney disease The Eustis Memorial Library, 120 N. Center St., will have a chronic kidney disease education program, Kidney Smart Class, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 13.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
In most of the world’s temperate forests, however, the current cohort of young forest trees – those sprouting in the past 15 to 20 years – has managed to establish itself under conditions that once would have been considered chronic drought.
—Alana Chin, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Positive social experiences and real-life social contact can help ease chronic inflammation, the body’s natural immune response.14
While acute inflammation represents a burst of immune activity, chronic inflammation can have long-term effects and weaken immunity.
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—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
And in the cases presented in the journal, three patients with some form of chronic kidney disease developed hyperkalemia and required intensive care unit hospitalization after eating large amounts of watermelon over a period ranging from three weeks to two months.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
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Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
In most of the world’s temperate forests, however, the current cohort of young forest trees – those sprouting in the past 15 to 20 years – has managed to establish itself under conditions that once would have been considered chronic drought.
—Alana Chin, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Positive social experiences and real-life social contact can help ease chronic inflammation, the body’s natural immune response.14
While acute inflammation represents a burst of immune activity, chronic inflammation can have long-term effects and weaken immunity.
10.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
And in the cases presented in the journal, three patients with some form of chronic kidney disease developed hyperkalemia and required intensive care unit hospitalization after eating large amounts of watermelon over a period ranging from three weeks to two months.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronic
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The modern spam email is a persistent nuisance in the way that flies are a nuisance at a barbecue.Nathan Pettijohn, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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After aggressive rate hikes in 2022 and 2023, the Fed began easing its stance late last year but has projected only two rate cuts in 2025, down from four earlier estimates, citing persistent inflationary pressures.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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West Coast serial killer Rodney Alcala (played to chilling perfection by Daniel Zovatto) went on a match-making game show in the 1970’s and was selected by contestant Sheryl Bradshaw (Anna Kendrick) to go on an all expenses paid weekend vacation together.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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The contract killer named Mad Dog’s been flattened by a car, so what’s a serial killer in training to do?Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
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And yet, people tend to explain their habitual behavior by appealing to their goals and desires.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Knutson points out that anticipation can induce repetitive betting behavior, stating that the speed of dopamine release is important for reinforcing habitual behavior.Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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An inveterate bus rider of the old No. 6, Eldridge believed in public transportation.Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
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Even diplomats of Iran and North Korea, two of America’s most inveterate foes, can reside in New York city as a result of this unique host status of our country.Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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During the regular season, Detroit and Washington ranked second and third, respectively, in giving themselves the biggest edge on fourth downs in a formula devised by The Athletic’s Austin Mock.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Final regular season: 186-86, 684 overall; 139-128-5, .521 vs. spread.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Fast-forward six weeks, after a steady climb to the No. 2 ranking entering the final week of the regular season, and the narrative quickly turned on coach Ryan Day’s team after archrival Michigan edged Ohio State for the fourth straight year.Lauren Merola, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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That number has remained fairly steady for the last year, generally fluctuating between 35,000 and just under 40,000 since late 2023.Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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The stubborn machine has won, and politicians are, for the most part, just fodder, which means that every politician who has to stand in front of a camera after a tragedy turns into another battle site in an endless culture war.Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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Coaches will tell you of a character who could be grumpy or stubborn, but also of someone who needed faith shown in him.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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David, a former college baseball player, had become addicted to painkillers after returning home to Leavenworth.Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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The point is that AI is right now considered addicted to data (not in any sentient manner).Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Chronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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