habituating

present participle of habituate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of habituating The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans. Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituating
Verb
  • The Cumberland County Sheriff's Department was alerted to the haunting discovery before transferring the case to state police, officials said.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • In the dark underworld of New Orleans, the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug—crafted from the ashes of the dead—that grants users vivid, haunting visions of the past.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • After completing his four-year stretch, Clayton-Thomas in 1962 began frequenting the music scene on the Yonge Street strip, when Arkansas rockabilly great Ronnie Hawkins gave him his first paying job in music.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago.
    Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • But in a 5-1 win at Truist Park, the visiting Cardinals made two errors.
    Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
  • While lucha libre is already a popular attraction among tourists visiting Mexico, the arrival of the world’s biggest soccer event has seen masks and impromptu fights spill out from the ring.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • And women who suspect their period pain is more severe than normal should not hesitate to speak with a health care provider, especially if symptoms are affecting their quality of life.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The heat is affecting how air pollution disperses over the region, National Weather Service meteorologist Carol Ciliberti said Sunday.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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“Habituating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituating. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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