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as in deep
firmly established over time
he has an inveterate tendency to tell some very tall tales
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as in chronic
being such by habit and not likely to change
the man is an inveterate liar who only rarely tells the truth
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Recent Examples of inveterate
My wife and younger son, however, are inveterate puzzle solvers.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
An inveterate performer, Carvey gave off a sense of perpetual people-pleasing, and the results were undeniably popular and hilarious, as the laughs echoed throughout his sketches.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Cecilia Rodriguez is a professional journalist and inveterate traveler covering Culture and Travel trends in Europe.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
An inveterate performer, Carvey gave off a sense of perpetual people-pleasing, and the results were undeniably popular and hilarious, as the laughs echoed throughout his sketches.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Cecilia Rodriguez is a professional journalist and inveterate traveler covering Culture and Travel trends in Europe.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inveterate
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Frequently, capital comes with deep industry roots — a former music executive backing a music startup, or a healthcare veteran funding a medtech company.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Subprime borrowers and deep subprime borrowers are not likely to buy new cars.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There’s plenty of research to back the diet’s benefits for weight management, elongating your lifespan and reducing your risk of certain chronic illnesses.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Researchers found that people with chronic insomnia (who struggle to sleep at least three nights a week for three months or longer) have faster-declining brain function than their age would suggest.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Tell him about your lifelong or in-the-moment problems at [email protected].—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Droll and deadpan, Starnone’s novel offers an accounting of the tolls and the consolations of lifelong artistic pursuit.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The hard-core Irish fan had his own solo comedy tour for the past year that sold out Madison Square Garden.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Regarding her own father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, there is such entrenched bitterness, and this situation makes any reconciliation far from likely.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The longer and more entrenched duopoly of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal offers a counterpoint.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The transition from film to digital may have reshaped the tools, but the core of the work remains rooted in judgment, responsibility, intuition, and a keen eye for detail; all characteristics Gustafson incorporates in every project at Environmental Image Group.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Valdostan cuisine is hearty and rooted in the landscape—think wild game, rich polenta, mountain herbs, and plenty of Fontina DOP, the region’s beloved cheese with Protected Designation of Origin status.—
Erica Firpo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Among confirmed titles are the studies of democracy and the democratic process.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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If 42 days passes without a confirmed infection, that chain of contagiousness is generally considered broken, explains Gabriel Benavidez, an epidemiologist at Baylor University in Texas.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Inveterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inveterate. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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