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Recent Examples of chronically
After years of allowing chronically underenrolled public schools to struggle, Chicago is spending millions to transform three into STEAM academies, hoping to draw families back to the neighborhood schools that many of them abandoned.
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Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
Traditional banking fares little better; returns on equity in retail banking are chronically squeezed by compliance costs, low interest spreads, and the weight of aging infrastructure.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Those not chronically online might instinctively recoil at the term brain rot, with its vaguely gory connotations, especially as concern about the potential harms of social media for adolescents mounts.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
As the attentions of the younger and chronically online become harder to pin down, Range Media Partners has announced a new division, Awareness Creation, meant to target younger audiences for clients that run the gamut from entertainment to sports to brands.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
She had been relinquished by her owner to another shelter for chronically attacking her own tail.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
If nothing else, the people of Massachusetts are self-aware and chronically online.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Reality starts to sink in In reality, the Russian space program is chronically underfunded, and the war against Ukraine has only accelerated the depletion of talent and resources.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Meenakshi Bareja cares for 78 dogs here, and the shelter is chronically understaffed and underfunded.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
Traditional banking fares little better; returns on equity in retail banking are chronically squeezed by compliance costs, low interest spreads, and the weight of aging infrastructure.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Those not chronically online might instinctively recoil at the term brain rot, with its vaguely gory connotations, especially as concern about the potential harms of social media for adolescents mounts.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
As the attentions of the younger and chronically online become harder to pin down, Range Media Partners has announced a new division, Awareness Creation, meant to target younger audiences for clients that run the gamut from entertainment to sports to brands.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
She had been relinquished by her owner to another shelter for chronically attacking her own tail.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
If nothing else, the people of Massachusetts are self-aware and chronically online.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Reality starts to sink in In reality, the Russian space program is chronically underfunded, and the war against Ukraine has only accelerated the depletion of talent and resources.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Meenakshi Bareja cares for 78 dogs here, and the shelter is chronically understaffed and underfunded.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronically
Adverb
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Russian drones and missiles have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian port and shipping targets there.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly set deadlines for Moscow to agree a ceasefire or face new sanctions, only to row back.—
Barbara Erling,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Set in the rapidly gentrifying Echo Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, protagonist Sean Hangland is on the cusp of turning 50, working as a bookseller, and, at least on these pages, in a perpetually foul mood.—
Susan Coll
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Animal Crossing, Tom Nook runs the town shop and provides home loans (paid out in bells, the in-game currency) that keep players perpetually in debt, which is a core mechanic of the game.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Black Rabbit is the kind of Manhattan restaurant that invariably gets described as a clubhouse.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
7 Sep. 2025
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As Democrats remain dissatisfied with Justice Department's records compliance with a House Oversight Committee subpoena, the Rules panel is likely to resume its pressure campaign that could invariably renew the stalemate.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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If your aesthetic is constantly evolving, this subtle striped rug will grow with you.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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During his sojourn in Philadelphia, Ali constantly challenged Frazier to unsanctioned fights.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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His life was secured eternally by His Savior, Jesus Christ.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The two cross blades several times before finally teaming up against the Radiance, which is trapped within a container known as the Black Egg, sealed by the power of three eternally sleeping bugs known as the Dreamers.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Paul, the perennially viral, soft-swinging, sometimes problematic yet incredibly watchable mommy influencer turned reality star via Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is the next sweetheart looking for love on ABC’s 20-year-old dating show.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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So here are some books to consider replacing a few of the more engrossing habits that are vying perennially for our attention.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As a baby boomer and an amateur genealogist, I am continually frustrated by the lack of interest my grandchildren’s generation seems to have in learning about their family history — particularly mine.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The guardrail to this application is ensuring the rules, framework and sourcing are continually validated, and that assumptions are not allowed to be carried versus validated continually.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So while cells in a younger person (that were continuously exposed to estrogen prior to HRT) might benefit from a fresh influx of estrogen, ones that had a break from that estrogen bath might react negatively to it.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the last few releases, Apple has added and continuously improved support for external game controllers, added a low-latency Game Mode, and introduced the Game Porting Toolkit, a collection of translation layers that helps developers test native Windows games on the Mac without modification.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Chronically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronically. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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