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The habituation process isn’t always smooth and straightforward.
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Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Feeding bobcats can result in habituation and undesirable behaviors.
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Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
Krasznahorkai’s work throws an obstacle in front of our habituation to violence and war by showing us that what should be surreal or impossible has, in fact, become our reality.
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Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
7 Apr. 2015
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Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Feeding bobcats can result in habituation and undesirable behaviors.
—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
Krasznahorkai’s work throws an obstacle in front of our habituation to violence and war by showing us that what should be surreal or impossible has, in fact, become our reality.
—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 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
Noun
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For example, a person with a high tolerance with opioids would see reduced tolerance under the drug.
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The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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“Habituation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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