chronically

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Recent Examples of chronically The Restler-Williams plan does nothing to fix the city’s nearly 1,600 other public schools, where most eighth-graders cannot do middle school math and one-third of students are chronically absent. — Wai Wah Chin, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026 The stakes are often high for older, sicker, chronically complex members. — Aric Coffman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Questions over how reform should go Schwesig and others in the governing parties have cast doubt on aspects of the federal government’s reform agenda, which is meant to bolster a chronically sluggish economy. — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Schwesig and others in the governing parties have cast doubt on aspects of the federal government's reform agenda, which is meant to bolster a chronically sluggish economy. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 At the time, Mayor Christopher Clark said that the city was $164 million in debt due to a combination of factors, including a trail of expensive scandals left by predecessor Eric Kellogg, and chronically low tax collection rates. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 ProPublica shared its analysis with more than a dozen maternal health experts, including leaders in the field, who were unaware of the spike; early pregnancy complications are chronically underresearched. — Andrea Suozzo, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Yogi Bear Debuting in 1958 as a supporting character on The Huckleberry Hound Show, the chronically hungry, somewhat kleptomaniacal Yogi Bear soon broke out on his own with The Yogi Bear Show. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 A student is considered chronically absent when missing 10% or more of the school year. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronically
Adverb
  • Russia has repeatedly hit Ukrainian trains, shopping malls, supermarkets and gas stations, among other sites, keeping civilians on edge.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Guests have reported footsteps in the attic, the feeling of someone stroking their face, a shower rode repeatedly flying off the wall and loud noises from outside the front door when no one is there.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The purpose is solely education, along with recruiting new watchmakers for an industry that is perpetually short on skilled craftspeople.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The hotel’s second-floor reception area has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the beach, a pool table that is perpetually in play, and couches for gathering over morning coffee and evening sips.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Insanity defendants are disproportionately low-income, their cases rarely reach a jury, and there’s usually no dispute about the diagnosis, which is almost invariably schizophrenia.
    — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • As in The History of New York, the Dutch patriarchs are invariably idle and quiescent.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • So there’s not that much to happen in the last two-thirds of the drama than for your ribs to be constantly nudged with the idea of how easily the most respectable citizens among us will give in to modest proposals and, indeed, murder.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • There’s more than just blackening bananas; electrodes embedded in the fruit transmit electrical signals into sound and light tones that constantly shift.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • This conclusion drives home that Chris will never be able to fully vanquish evil; he’ll be stuck in a loop, eternally pursuing this specter.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The ice inside these eternally dark craters could be used to supply water, air, and rocket fuel for a Moon base, supporting a permanent settlement and providing a springboard for future expeditions to Mars.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Permitting reform legislation is perennially a hair’s breadth out of reach.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • However tomorrow’s return means a great deal both to London Fashion Week—which is perennially dedicated to cheerleading the British capital as a key crucible of creativity—as well as to McQueen and McGirr.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Taylor represents one of the many branches that’s continually sprouting from the Nick Saban coaching tree, having worked under the legendary coach at Alabama as a graduate assistant from 2007 to 2008.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Devils and damned souls shall continually be rising through the registers.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • While the springs continuously flow, the resort keeps on evolving.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Plant operators will be able to stretch their operating cycles to 24 months, cutting down on expensive refueling outages and keeping the plant running continuously for longer stretches.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Chronically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronically. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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