as in habits
a usual manner of behaving or doing
he got up early, as is his wont
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonts
Noun
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The researchers concluded prevention efforts should focus on improving lifestyle habits when spending more time awake at night.—
Dr. Joseph Wendt,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026 -
For electric vehicles, AI will optimize battery health, charging behavior, and energy usage based on driving habits and environmental conditions.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Leaders compelled members to participate in expensive rituals, make lavish donations, and provide the Church with free labor.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Tierra Santa Healing House introduces a comprehensive spa and longevity experience, featuring immersive hydrothermal rituals, botanical steam rooms infused with South American herbs, horizontal rain shower beds, cold plunge and red-light therapy and couples heated stone beds.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Bourla confirmed that Pfizer now orients more than 40% of its annual R&D spend toward oncology.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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When that responsibility is abdicated or abused, the system orients itself around avoidance and silence.—
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Our focus on our own ingroup makes our brains play tricks on us.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Just another one of his show-stopping tricks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The shift toward burden-sharing is showing up in other ways.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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There were two ways to hunt for a colonial Spanish shipwreck in the Americas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
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What Don’t Be Dumb does effectively, however, is reestablish Rocky’s auteur-ish tendencies for 2020s hip-hop, drawing throughline between his mixtape days and the raucous, rage-minded sounds that course through much of contemporary rap.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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To tap into each other’s tendencies, to establish chemistry as pick-and-roll partners.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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JPMorgan initiates Barrick Mining at overweight JPMorgan said shares of the gold miner have plenty more room to run.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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The first reported royalties and milestone payments ($60M–$90M) as PowerCo initiates preparations for gigawatt-scale production.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Wonts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonts. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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