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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This year, one of the most notable films up for recognition is Nickel Boys, a haunting adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rooms are tastefully decorated with antique writing desks, tall clocks, fireplaces, and a slew of haunting period paintings.Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Marchetti captured the photograph on April 23, 2022, in a park frequented by a few red squirrels.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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Casa Vega For years, Marlon Brando frequented this iconic Sherman Oaks restaurant weekly.Kaila Yu, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The police have found a burner phone, a water bottle and protein bar that were reportedly bought at the nearby Starbucks the suspect visited, and a backpack that reportedly contained Monopoly money and a Tommy Hilfiger jacket.Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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How to claim your winnings People who win the jackpot have to visit their state's lottery headquarters to claim their prizes, depending on the dollar amount.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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