habits 1 of 2

plural of habit

habits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of habit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of habits
Noun
Segments draw from interests, habits, and demographics and guide email, advertising, and site content. — Felysha Walker, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026 At home, her daughters influence the family's listening habits, with pop music, including Olivia Dean, frequently playing. — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026 Operational leadership requires the owner to change habits, too. — Lucine Aghajanyan, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026 Online calculators and lifestyle questionnaires — which evaluate age, family history, cardiovascular health, diet, and exercise habits — also offer a practical estimate of your overall vulnerability. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026 Stress can also disrupt sleep and encourage habits, like less exercise and more alcohol use, that raise blood pressure. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2026 Third, adopt sustainable habits by supporting local and slow-made brands. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026 Naylor said catchers and pitchers develop a strategy during pregame meetings of how to best pitch to each opponent to get an out based on an analysis of the weak spots in the hitting habits of each batter. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 But the issue is less the presence of batteries than about habits of recklessness. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
Kids nutrition, the food habits children build at home, shapes how ready students are to focus, learn and get through the school day. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 The workplace habits many women learn and internalize while navigating these systems. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 But even experienced hands occasionally fall into habits that quietly undermine plant health — habits that university extension educators and longtime horticulture writers say are surprisingly common, regardless of how long someone has been gardening. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habits
Noun
  • The seeds show that cannabis played a role in the rituals surrounding the burial.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Slow beauty is the trend reshaping how younger shoppers buy skincare in 2026, swapping the 10-step routine for fewer products and more deliberate rituals.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Robertson read it one sitting, and was floored by his willingness to share the depths of his addictions.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In the last year, a few companies have begun to market off-label prescriptions of GLP-1s, both branded and compounded, to treat alcohol use disorder and other addictions.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In this iteration, their physiques are displayed not for aesthetic purposes but as a visual manifestation of volatile power.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Some undergo cosmetic procedures and reportedly inject their bodies with peptides, testosterone, and other substances that enhance their physiques.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There has remained an overarching philosophy to the way West dresses the Dune universe.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The right pick comes down to how the recipient already dresses and which specific features each jacket actually offers.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Beyond The Algorithm Some will argue that post-cyber is simply another label for existing cybersecurity and resilience practices.
    — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Current practices are failing, putting transit workers, riders, and people with serious mental illness themselves at risk of harm.
    — John Chiarello, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Species living on sandy seabeds or those with very different body shapes and arm lengths might use different strategies to negotiate openings, Kuba added.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Diamonds are custom-cut in step and baguette shapes to follow each curve, with some pieces in the diamond suite topping the 12-carat mark.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • When speaking with locals after a session at a monastery, he was struck by their ability to maintain internal equilibrium through ancestral customs even while their surrounding infrastructure collapsed.
    — Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Jonathan Gold, vice president for supply chain and customs policy at the National Retail Federation (NRF), acknowledged the strike threat, but did not sweat over the potential work stoppage’s impact on holiday sales.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • There will be nonstop panels on TV and livestreams, analysts repeating analysis of days-old polls, and — come afternoon — figures from exit polls suggesting that Hispanics are voting in large numbers, or that the economy is a major issue.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In fact, only 33 colleges and universities in the country admit 10% or fewer of their undergraduate applicants, NACAC figures show.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Habits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habits. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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