chronically

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronically
Adverb
  • When pain and reward are repeatedly coupled, people report a weaker pain response.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • But not the human beings repeatedly shot with rubber bullets in the street?
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 10 June 2025
Adverb
  • Tristen, a man perpetually on a mission, tees up a menu that takes aspects of another culture’s cuisine (this time Italian), blends it into his own (i.e., Afro-Caribbean), and creates something entirely new.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
  • The proud Braves, a gold-standard franchise, are 2 1/2 games ahead of the last-place and perpetually rebuilding Florida Marlins.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 June 2025
Adverb
  • General Release: September Apple invariably releases iOS in September, coinciding with the latest iPhone series.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • But, as is invariably the case when government intervenes in markets and imposes price controls, the cure was worse than the disease.
    Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
Adverb
  • Having a player who is constantly creating second chances for your team is a huge boost to your offense.
    Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2025
Adverb
  • With expectations continually rising, now is a good time for CEOs not only to review organizational performance metrics but also to conduct a self-audit.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Plus, continually eating small amounts of food can be less satisfying than eating a large amount of food all at once.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 6 June 2025
Adverb
  • By doing the heavy lifting of continuously sifting through maintenance and operational data, the AI system can automatically generate insights about potential deviations and risks that may not seem obvious when manually trying to sort through all that data.
    Michael Amori, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • In-fighting often hindered the progress of Hulu as its strategy continuously shifted.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 June 2025
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“Chronically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronically. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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