chronically

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronically
Adverb
  • Garza’s office has recently come under fire for repeatedly missing a similar deadline to indict suspects.
    Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • These systems tend to short-cycle—turning on and off in quick succession—requiring more electricity to repeatedly start the compressor than to simply run it steadily.
    Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Adverb
  • Cider Palazzo Pants Hailing from the brand that’s perpetually all over your Instagram, these Cider palazzo pants are lounge-worthy yet elegant enough to wear to the office.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
  • And to be fair, the sidewalks of New York City are perpetually chaotic.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 30 July 2025
Adverb
  • Plunkett was the unsung hero of that England team, the man who bowled the unsexy middle overs and invariably picked up crucial wickets: three of which came in the final, during that extraordinary win over New Zealand.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 29 July 2025
  • The middle class is invariably going to be stuck with a portion of that the bill.
    Alfonse D’Amato, New York Daily News, 27 July 2025
Adverb
  • Her face became constantly red and blotchy, like a persistent rash or rosacea across her face, neck and chest.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 July 2025
  • Mom shorts, oversized T-shirts, cargo pants, and more summer styles that my teen and I are constantly sharing.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 28 July 2025
Adverb
  • But Preller’s ability to continually regenerate his pitching staff, largely at club-friendly rates, is a big reason the Padres might reach the postseason for the fourth time in six years — and keep their competitive window open for the foreseeable future.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • This idea sees the brain as a prediction engine that is continually creating models of the world.
    Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Adverb
  • The main goal of the project is to aid in Texas's continuously growing data center industry.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Likeness shimmers like a house of mirrors with its continuously distorting understandings of what love is supposed to be.
    Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
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“Chronically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronically. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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