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as in chronic
being such by habit and not likely to change
she admits she's a habitual procrastinator, but she still manages to meet all her deadlines
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as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
her supervisor warned her that she could be fired for habitual tardiness
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Recent Examples of habitual
Reported habitual exposure to violent media was also a risk factor for dangerous behavior around firearms, researchers noted.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Research suggests that habitual lottery players – especially those with low incomes – see the gamble as an investment rather than a form of entertainment.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Out of 62 healthy males and females, 32 participants were selected with both habitual low fluid intake and habitual high fluid intake.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The list of allowable grounds includes malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness, incompetence, or permanent inability to perform official duties.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Research suggests that habitual lottery players – especially those with low incomes – see the gamble as an investment rather than a form of entertainment.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Out of 62 healthy males and females, 32 participants were selected with both habitual low fluid intake and habitual high fluid intake.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The list of allowable grounds includes malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness, incompetence, or permanent inability to perform official duties.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitual
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Tumors growing where chronic injury has hijacked DNA repair and allowed malignant cells to escape control.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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There is a chronic lack of supply across the country, estimated by some experts to be between 4 and 7 million homes.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Again, Dell’s frequent price shifts can dramatically alter each configuration's value, so timing matters.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Women can develop multiple symptoms, like heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, frequent urination, constipation and back pain.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Stark’s honest opinion happens to be a fact as evident in a variety of statistical observations prior to Kershaw’s final regular season start at Dodger Stadium.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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On the final day of the 2008 regular season, a 20-year-old Clayton Kershaw jogged in from the bullpen at then-AT&T Park to pitch the bottom of the sixth.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, an investment product with private asset exposure designed for workplace retirement plans may have somewhat lower costs and let investors put money in regularly as well as make periodic withdrawals during the year.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The state is a non-equilibrium quantum state of matter in a system driven by a time-periodic Hamiltonian, which is a physical system whose governing rules change over time, but with a repeating, predictable cycle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Such repeated, rewarding interactions condition the brain to associate intimacy with comfort rather than threat.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the short video, the dog can be seen standing upright against a door and reaching for the handle, making repeated attempts to pull it down with her paw as if to let herself out.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Habitual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitual. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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