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
But just like black bears, coyotes can be habituated and lose their natural fear of people through intentional or unintentional feeding.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2026
Many of us have already been habituated to paying for everything with a tap; extending the practice to the fare feels natural and even inevitable.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2025
In fact, they’d merely been habituated, the way a bird learns to ignore a rhino.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
These sediments, the researchers observed, had low bacterial diversity compared to other surrounding sediments, and the bacteria came from families habituated to alkaline environments, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents or alkaline hot springs.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2026
Many of us have already been habituated to paying for everything with a tap; extending the practice to the fare feels natural and even inevitable.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2025
In fact, they’d merely been habituated, the way a bird learns to ignore a rhino.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
These sediments, the researchers observed, had low bacterial diversity compared to other surrounding sediments, and the bacteria came from families habituated to alkaline environments, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents or alkaline hot springs.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituate
Verb
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The decision came back to haunt the Braves, who were waylaid by injuries and underperformance and ultimately saw their streak of postseason berths end at seven.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The mystery of what happened to Jay Lee would haunt an entire community.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Those who frequent here are serious about putting in turns, so much so that myriad Olympic skiers and snowboards learned on this mountain.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mahahual is also home to a manatee that often frequents the waters that are near the lighthouse and where marine pastures provide food.—
Natalie Leticia Gallón,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Those affected by the scheme can visit Agridime’s website to see how the company is handling investors’ claims.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2026
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The woman entered the United States in August 2023 and was admitted as a tourist to visit San Antonio, and after that had multiple entries into the country, according to a criminal complaint against Wilkinson.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituate. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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