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
PsA, a chronic inflammatory condition that affects both the skin and joints, often begins subtly but can escalate into significant discomfort and joint damage without proper treatment.
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Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
In the long term, alcohol affects the areas of your brain that manage blood pressure, contributing to chronic high blood pressure.
—Jane Kim, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
Here’s What Actually Helps Advertisement Middle-age is commonly when people get chronic dry eye, but some autoimmune diseases like Sjögren’s syndrome cause it in younger people.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Usage rates are notably higher among individuals with chronic health conditions: 43 percent of adults with diabetes, 25 percent with heart disease, and 22 percent of those who have been diagnosed as overweight or obese in the past five years have taken one of these medication.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 4 Aug. 2025
In the long term, alcohol affects the areas of your brain that manage blood pressure, contributing to chronic high blood pressure.
—Jane Kim, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025
Here’s What Actually Helps Advertisement Middle-age is commonly when people get chronic dry eye, but some autoimmune diseases like Sjögren’s syndrome cause it in younger people.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Usage rates are notably higher among individuals with chronic health conditions: 43 percent of adults with diabetes, 25 percent with heart disease, and 22 percent of those who have been diagnosed as overweight or obese in the past five years have taken one of these medication.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronic
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One woman's recent attempt to catch a break from a relentless game of fetch with her canine has become a viral TikTok moment, capturing the sweet and persistent nature of a Labrador retriever.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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But a fair number of Perseids are typically fast, bright and occasionally leave persistent trains.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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They get thrown into this lurid serial killer manhunt of an elusive murderer who collects body parts and uses leeches for insane reasons.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Dexter: Resurrection, of course, continues the story of forensics analyst/vigilante serial killer Dexter Morgan (Hall), which began with the Showtime series Dexter in 2006.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Teams fall into habitual roles, and no number of workshops or retreats will help unless those roles are identified and disrupted.—
Jerry Colonna,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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There are many reasons to distrust Netanyahu: his habitual lying; his willingness to prop up his coalition with religious zealots and racists; his brutal, protracted prosecution of the war in Gaza, a strategy that seems motivated in no small measure by a desire to cling to power.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Walczak has been an inveterate tax scofflaw since at least 2011.—
Christopher Hale,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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An inveterate traveler who had explored 60-plus countries and often incorporated historical art and cultural references into her designs, McFadden died in September at the age of 85.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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Out of the three, the Cherry Berry Frosted Lemonade is a standout, a flavorful upgrade to the regular Frosted Lemonade.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The morning weather report comes from four people around the Alleghenies; a regular listener also sends dispatches from a mountain in Taiwan.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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With clean, steady gymnastics, Wong’s beam routines can contend.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Stabilize your camera with a tripod or a steady surface.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Here’s the case for Scorpio: Wednesday is suss, secretive, brooding, vengeful and stubborn.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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For Baxter and the stubborn Scot, this marked, at last, the reality of war’s end.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Radford also has a son named Dave (Henry Hunter Hall), who is addicted to video games.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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Those who become addicted sometimes have a desperate need to hold on, even as the talents that brought renown begin to fade and eventually disappear.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Chronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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