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
France’s Fifth Republic, founded by President Charles de Gaulle in 1958, was designed to end the chronic instability that had plagued the Third and Fourth Republics earlier in the 20th century.
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Other leading causes of death in the report included stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, kidney disease and chronic liver disease and cirrhosis.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The company said that its algorithm looks for chronic high blood pressure in the background, by reviewing data over 30-day periods.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Maintain a Healthy Weight Obesity raises the risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions.
—Amy Isler, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Other leading causes of death in the report included stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, kidney disease and chronic liver disease and cirrhosis.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
The company said that its algorithm looks for chronic high blood pressure in the background, by reviewing data over 30-day periods.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Maintain a Healthy Weight Obesity raises the risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions.
—Amy Isler, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronic
Adjective
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Very persistent stream of bubbles; aromas of golden apples, lemon peel and yellow poppy.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Unequal wage growth adds to persistent wage gaps Certain demographic groups saw their incomes rise faster than others between 2023 and 2024.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And his father, Tel Gansen is the serial entrepreneur and man behind Ashwin and the number one trending film on Starz, Trap City.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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When an amateur true crime investigator arrives with the intention of tracking down the town's serial killer, the unlikely pair strike a truce to avoid being caught – and might just find a love story in their own madness.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In The Humane Interface, Raskin not only discusses concepts such as leaping and habitual command behaviors but means of quantitative assessment as well.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Reported habitual exposure to violent media was also a risk factor for dangerous behavior around firearms, researchers noted.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Marioneta, an inveterate ladies’ lady, starts sleeping with Espada (Kerygma Flores), a kind of bullfighter who squares off with cuyes instead of cows.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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As Swifties will know, Taylor Swift is an inveterate mom-meeter.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Much of the more complicated Swyft logic board was consolidated into smaller custom gate array chips for mass production, along with the use of a regular 68000 instead of the more limited 68008, which was also cheaper in volume despite only being run at 5MHz.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Target pants come in five colors, including black, beige, brown, navy blue, and dark green, as well as regular and short lengths in sizes XS through XXL.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The cornea’s clarity depends on adequate lubrication and a steady renewal of cells by limbal stem cells.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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And with gig work and contract jobs on the rise, younger workers often lack the steady benefits that earlier generations could rely on.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Viewers were quick to point out the hilarity of the dog's stubborn protest, with many suggesting that the dachshund had already claimed permanent rights to the bed.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The stubborn myth that Jews are too safe to be targets is colliding with a painful new reality.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Reports say Edwards and his wife became addicted to drugs and were arrested multiple times.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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An additional concern about vaping is the emergence of a new generation that has become addicted to nicotine without the use of cigarettes.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Chronic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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