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Recent Examples of chronically
Or the haters posing as critics or the people who are chronically online or the robots posing as people who are chronically online.
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Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Supporters jokingly call themselves unemployed and chronically online, while videos and memes mocking unemployment, corruption and political dysfunction have attracted millions of views.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
While Deb was chronically unsure of herself, actress Tina Majorino already had plenty of experience in front of the camera.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
The shift could also be seen in the generation growing tired of influencers and swearing off smartphones for a life less chronically online and bonds that are less parasocial.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 June 2026
More than 64,000 people in California are chronically homeless, with 71% of them living without a shelter, according to the latest HUD report.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 June 2026
However, Democrats’ earmarks are much smaller than their Republican counterparts and generally far too small to level the playing field for minority-serving institutions, which are chronically underfunded.
—Heather McCambly, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
That’s what sports have become for so many fans these days, especially when your favorite teams chronically struggle.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Mayne believes that even in today’s chronically-online world, an old-fashioned, physical greeting card can cut through more than anything digital.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Supporters jokingly call themselves unemployed and chronically online, while videos and memes mocking unemployment, corruption and political dysfunction have attracted millions of views.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
While Deb was chronically unsure of herself, actress Tina Majorino already had plenty of experience in front of the camera.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
The shift could also be seen in the generation growing tired of influencers and swearing off smartphones for a life less chronically online and bonds that are less parasocial.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 9 June 2026
More than 64,000 people in California are chronically homeless, with 71% of them living without a shelter, according to the latest HUD report.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 June 2026
However, Democrats’ earmarks are much smaller than their Republican counterparts and generally far too small to level the playing field for minority-serving institutions, which are chronically underfunded.
—Heather McCambly, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
That’s what sports have become for so many fans these days, especially when your favorite teams chronically struggle.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Mayne believes that even in today’s chronically-online world, an old-fashioned, physical greeting card can cut through more than anything digital.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronically
Adverb
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However, the city has repeatedly listed incomplete locations or places that may not be publicly accessible, like private hotel rooms and airport terminals.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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The trial was repeatedly delayed because of difficulties finding suitable translators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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Inspector Thomas Lynley, eighth earl of Asherton and generally natty guy played by Nathaniel Parker, and his distinctly working-class and perpetually disheveled sergeant, Barbara Havers (Sharon Small), creates a classic odd-couple mix that allows some actual insight into issues of class and gender.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The Central Coast never fit that template neatly, which meant it was perpetually undervalued by the conventional framework.—
Lindsey Harn,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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Hockney’s paintings and drawings, as well as his later photo collages and digital works, invariably had a playful, exploratory, interrogative relationship with perspective, light, scale, framing, rendering—the basic components of picture-making.—
Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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When Cantor wasn’t pretending to call a game or singing Rod Stewart hits, Petruska said talk invariably turned to dreams and aspirations.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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The device is constantly checking for leaks, updating the display every 15 seconds.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Outside constantly, obsessed with animals, collecting and hatching eggs, teaching ducklings to swim.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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Lindsay is eternally clocking in to do her job, to make sure that the sponge of this show has been so thoroughly wrung that there is not even a droplet of drama left inside.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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In fact, the biggest challenge facing any live production now is that the main point of comparison is the 1965 film version, with Julie Andrews’ incomparable voice eternally setting the bar for the show’s greatest hits.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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For others, the salary cap proposal demonstrates pure greed from owners who are all fabulously wealthy yet perennially crying poor.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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Globally, Zurich and Vienna are also slow-growing but perennially top quality-of-life and investment rankings.—
Christopher Briem,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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Nolan says caregivers should continually return to what matters most to the patient when weighing options.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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The pastor’s initiative proved so popular that the church began distributing feed sacks to well-off homes, so Boston housewives could continually set aside castoffs for donation.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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How the Living Eye Drops Work The Pitt team engineered Corynebacterium mastitidis, a benign microbe that already resides under the eyelid, to continuously secrete interleukin-10 (IL-10), a small protein that regulates inflammation.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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This environment is continuously unlocking new pathways to discovering and solving problems, and the very tools of science itself are transforming in unprecedented ways.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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“Chronically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronically. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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