as in persistent
being such by habit and not likely to change
a chronic smoker who has quit—many, many times
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Recent Examples of chronic
Stressful situations or chronic stress can lead to a consistently high heart rate, which in turn can interfere with sleep.
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
For chronic stress or anxiety, the website suggests starting the first session within the first hour of waking, with the app prompting a second session if needed.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
For chronic stress, Pulsetto suggests a first session within an hour of waking.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Iris Dekker — a 19-year-old from the Netherlands — started experiencing symptoms like chronic pain and depression in her early teens.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
For chronic stress or anxiety, the website suggests starting the first session within the first hour of waking, with the app prompting a second session if needed.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
For chronic stress, Pulsetto suggests a first session within an hour of waking.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Iris Dekker — a 19-year-old from the Netherlands — started experiencing symptoms like chronic pain and depression in her early teens.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronic
Adjective
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Its persistent activity and explosive potential earn it a place among the world’s most dangerous volcanoes.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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However, for options traders who had been leaning bearish recently, the persistent put-buying in the face of deep selling is a sign some of the sector's biggest cheerleaders are looking elsewhere.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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The serial winner with Real Madrid is the first foreign coach in history to lead the Seleção.—
Esteban Campanela,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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This past week, CBS News reported on the case of one serial fraudster in California.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Thorpe is being charged as a second-offense habitual offender.—
Gino Vicci,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The largest genomic study to date, using data from over 408,000 participants in the UK Biobank, identified 42 genome-wide significant loci associated with habitual snoring, including genes expressed in the brain, cerebellum, lungs and esophagus.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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The far-outside post doesn’t compromise this inveterate deep closer, but a lack of pace up front definitely will.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Jeffries is an inveterate texter and typically responds to messages within an hour.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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For those with cars, there is parking– and The Dominick offers valet with rates for 24 hours or overnight parking ($81 for regular sized vehicles and $85 for SUVs or oversized vehicles).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Bussi won 31 of 39 starts in the regular season but lost some steam down the stretch, leading Brind’Amour to go with Andersen, a veteran, in Game 1 of the first round.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Excessive Heat When temperatures sit at a steady high, tomato plants get stressed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria — like South Africa — had been easing monetary policy before the conflict broke out, but chose to hold their lending rates steady in recent weeks.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Researchers have been looking into ways to reduce the stubborn inflammation HIV causes in the central nervous system.—
Smita S. Iyer,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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The findings, published in 2025 in Brain Stimulation, point to a fundamentally new way of treating one of the most stubborn psychiatric conditions, using a miniaturized implant that delivers brief bursts of stimulation only during key moments of exposure therapy.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Another became addicted to pain meds after a sports injury.—
Ciara McCarthy
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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To address custody deaths in Los Angeles County jails, Bornman wants to increase staffing and drug searches and look at contracting with outside hospitals and treatment centers for ill and addicted people in jail.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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“Chronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronic. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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