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Recent Examples of chronically
Those hoping to snatch a home in this busy period faced limited options on the market, as the country’s developers had chronically underbuilt compared to demand in the years following the subprime mortgage crisis, leading to ruthless bidding wars and climbing home values.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Rationalists are a collective of chronically online techies largely native to the Silicon Valley scene.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
The Department of Public Instruction routinely gathers and publishes data on other potential signs of student harm, such as how often students are chronically absent, experience homelessness or feel unsafe at school — but not the frequency of educator misconduct.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
But several districts — including Santa Ana Unified, Buena Park Elementary, Magnolia Elementary, Savanna Elementary, Orange Unified and Huntington Beach Union High — came uncomfortably close, with more than 17% of students chronically absent.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The Minnesota Report Card data shows that nearly one in four students in our district are chronically absent, and the numbers are even higher for students in special education and those receiving free or reduced lunch.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
By then, institutions were chronically underfunded and overcrowded.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In August, the commissioners approved $2 million in funding for Metro Lutheran Ministries to purchase, rehab and create 16 low-income housing units for those who are chronically homeless.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Rationalists are a collective of chronically online techies largely native to the Silicon Valley scene.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
The Department of Public Instruction routinely gathers and publishes data on other potential signs of student harm, such as how often students are chronically absent, experience homelessness or feel unsafe at school — but not the frequency of educator misconduct.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
But several districts — including Santa Ana Unified, Buena Park Elementary, Magnolia Elementary, Savanna Elementary, Orange Unified and Huntington Beach Union High — came uncomfortably close, with more than 17% of students chronically absent.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The Minnesota Report Card data shows that nearly one in four students in our district are chronically absent, and the numbers are even higher for students in special education and those receiving free or reduced lunch.
—Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
By then, institutions were chronically underfunded and overcrowded.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
In August, the commissioners approved $2 million in funding for Metro Lutheran Ministries to purchase, rehab and create 16 low-income housing units for those who are chronically homeless.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronically
Adverb
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His touch and his decision making is repeatedly letting him down.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the 2000s, Andrew was repeatedly accused of misusing his position as a British trade envoy for his personal advantage.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Today, they’re required to stay perpetually present — posting skin care routines, political endorsements, personal podcasts.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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We are perpetually inundated with single-use plastic options.—
Clay Abney,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Pampers was an advertiser during the first week of Sunday games, targeting the women viewers who invariably do the majority of shopping for babies.—
Jennifer Halper,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Though some teams were invariably set late last week, the Sharks played three of their six preseason games within the final four days with a back-to-back set at Vegas and Utah on Friday and Saturday.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Read labels carefully for these chemicals Industry is constantly adding new chemicals so there will always be ingredients that need to be examined for potential toxicity, McKenney said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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But Netanyahu was beholden for his political future to the radical minority that supported it, and constantly catered to their whims.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Along the way, the protagonist must also find a way to lift the curse on his eternally slumbering friend, who happens to be the prince.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Oct. 2025
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While this may be viewed as an inconvenience in comparison to an eternally waterproof technical fabric, the patina that develops as the wax shifts is viewed as a feature unto itself.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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With at least 89 wins four of the last five seasons, the Blue Jays are perennially competitive.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Its defense was among the nation’s best perennially, and perhaps none was as gap sound or as physical.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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From President Bill Clinton's creation of a jogging path around the South Grounds driveway to President Dwight Eisenhower's installation of a putting green, the People’s House has continually evolved to reflect the times and the presidents who called it home.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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If the idea was to create extra tension by continually going back to zero and ramping up to 100 mph, the end result is merely a series of deflations that keeps slowing the momentum.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The 58-year-old senator’s win marks a historic shift for the South American country, governed almost continuously since 2006 by Bolivia’s Movement to Socialism, or MAS, which once enjoyed overwhelming support from the country’s Indigenous majority.—
Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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The front seven was continuously getting their hands up to block Nix’s passes.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Chronically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronically. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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