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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
If our goals shift, context cues will still trigger habitual behavior.
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Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
These moments often expose clients’ habitual ways of relating: an avoidant client might shut down, while someone with low self-esteem might assume their therapist hates them.
—Maytal Eyal, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Pressed Flower Artwork This homemade art is a Magnolia signature at this point: Pressing flowers is a habitual practice for Joanna Gaines.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2025
After a breakneck start to the year at the United Cup, Gauff is falling back into habitual serving issues which are impacting her follow-up play.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
These moments often expose clients’ habitual ways of relating: an avoidant client might shut down, while someone with low self-esteem might assume their therapist hates them.
—Maytal Eyal, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Pressed Flower Artwork This homemade art is a Magnolia signature at this point: Pressing flowers is a habitual practice for Joanna Gaines.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2025
After a breakneck start to the year at the United Cup, Gauff is falling back into habitual serving issues which are impacting her follow-up play.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitual
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Konstantopoulos has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), a chronic condition that affects connective tissues and makes injuries more frequent and severe.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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But fresh eyes and energy that the DOGE can bring to these chronic issues would help the country for decades to come.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In addition, Aaron has been a frequent contributor to the NHL Network and The Hockey News, among other outlets.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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The disruptions this school year were less frequent until two students from Barnard College, a women’s college affiliated with Columbia, were expelled for interrupting a history class on Israel, and a third for Hamilton Hall.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Cavs weren’t even this good, at least during the regular season, when Kevin Love was on the team — a noteworthy comment on this night.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Third, persistence: While human accounts require regular authentication, service accounts operate with minimal oversight, maintaining persistent system access.—
Tim Eades,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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In the Federal Reserve’s periodic Beige Book look at economic conditions, there were more than 50 mentions of either tariffs or trade policy concerns.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2025
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Yesterday’s defenses—periodic scans, manual oversight and static controls—crumble against adversaries wielding AI to exploit vulnerabilities at machine speed.—
Tim Eades,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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For decades, extreme weather events have been increasing in number and destructiveness, providing repeated reminders of the urgency of addressing climate change’s costs to our economy and financial system.—
John Kostyack,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Both nationalities had seen their TPS protection extended during the Biden administration, but Noem and Trump have argued that repeated TPS extensions were attracting people to the United States, creating a system ripe for abuse.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Habitual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitual. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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