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
These products habituate parents and babies to see surveillance as equivalent to care.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 15 May 2025
By then, bureaucratic America—corporate and government alike—was well habituated to buying its computers from IBM.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2017
Companies like Tencent have set a precedent by habituating vast segments of the population to daily AI interactions.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This habituated the regime to the give-and-take politics of winning support.
—Sean Yom, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2016
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 15 May 2025
By then, bureaucratic America—corporate and government alike—was well habituated to buying its computers from IBM.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2017
Companies like Tencent have set a precedent by habituating vast segments of the population to daily AI interactions.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
This habituated the regime to the give-and-take politics of winning support.
—Sean Yom, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituate
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Deep percussion, haunting choral chants, and soaring strings lend a sense of gravitas and grandeur to the show’s most intimate and epic moments.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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According to local legend, it is said to be haunted by the Maid of Sker.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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The typical McDonald’s diner has only frequented one of its restaurants 25 times during the same period, according to Numerator.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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The excursion will also feature a trip to Strickland Bay in search of dolphins and other wildlife that frequent these waters.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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Social workers have visited only one site so far, where about a dozen households are staying.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
31 July 2025
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The bespoke process, like my car and visit to the private office, is tailored to the individual.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
31 July 2025
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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