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
In Land And Water Winners It’s believed that the Arctic wolves of Ellesmere Island don’t fear humans because they are neither hunted by nor habituated to them.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
These products habituate parents and babies to see surveillance as equivalent to care.
—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
This habituated the regime to the give-and-take politics of winning support.
—Sean Yom, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2016
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
These products habituate parents and babies to see surveillance as equivalent to care.
—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
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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Chuck met her declaration of love with an open-to-interpretation silence that would haunt fans throughout the summer.—
Emily Exton,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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That missed opportunity came back to haunt the Angels in the bottom of the inning when Milwaukee’s first four batters reached on three doubles and a walk against Luis Garcia (2-2).—
Andrew Wagner,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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This is uncomfortable for Eddie, who still struggles to grasp the online communities his son frequented.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
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Woltemade has already been to Dood, a Persian restaurant on the Quayside frequented by Newcastle players, and photographed shopping in Tesco.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale).—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Four Seasons Napa Valley For wine lovers and those who love them, any time is a great time to visit Napa Valley.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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