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But in both cases, the same truth applies: habituation dulls the senses, while novelty reignites them.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The final layer, embodiment and habituation, and how to implement them, completes the picture.
—Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Prolonged exposure therapy helps patients reduce their emotional responses to traumatic memories through habituation and extinction.
—Big Think, 21 Jan. 2025
Exponent’s researchers plan to test the effects of habituation by presenting drivers with even more realistic conditions—complete with side traffic and other distractions—and give them not hours but weeks to get used to all the automation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2015
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The final layer, embodiment and habituation, and how to implement them, completes the picture.
—Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Prolonged exposure therapy helps patients reduce their emotional responses to traumatic memories through habituation and extinction.
—Big Think, 21 Jan. 2025
Exponent’s researchers plan to test the effects of habituation by presenting drivers with even more realistic conditions—complete with side traffic and other distractions—and give them not hours but weeks to get used to all the automation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituation
tolerance
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Upon learning that dogs were allowed to roam on the lawn, the reason for its decimation became clear, since this grass, although touted for its shade and drought tolerance, is highly sensitive to dog urine and dog digging.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Studies show that people who have a higher tolerance for ambiguity are also more resilient, make better decisions under pressure and excel at solving problems in volatile environments.—
Jessica Weiss,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Habituation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituation. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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