as in to haunt
to go to or spend time in often
the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs
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Recent Examples of habituate
In Land And Water Winners It’s believed that the Arctic wolves of Ellesmere Island don’t fear humans because they are neither hunted by nor habituated to them.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
These products habituate parents and babies to see surveillance as equivalent to care.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 15 May 2025
By then, bureaucratic America—corporate and government alike—was well habituated to buying its computers from IBM.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2017
This habituated the regime to the give-and-take politics of winning support.
—Sean Yom, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2016
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
These products habituate parents and babies to see surveillance as equivalent to care.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 15 May 2025
By then, bureaucratic America—corporate and government alike—was well habituated to buying its computers from IBM.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2017
This habituated the regime to the give-and-take politics of winning support.
—Sean Yom, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituate
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The joy and release of those early miles can haunt you.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Baoshu’s decision to take the blame and spend five years behind bars — not even telling his late mom the truth — continues to haunt both of them and causes an inescapable cycle of guilt.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, at Café Central, waiters dressed in waistcoats serve melange (a famed Viennese coffee) beneath vaulted ceilings once frequented by Trotsky and Freud.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This latest one from Arby's, the Loaded Italian Sandwich, is an attempt to garner more foot traffic from many who once frequented their restaurants but have cut back on dining out in favor of eating at home to save money.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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As Judy continues to be plagued by visions, she is drawn to visit the Smurls against her family’s wishes, until the Warrens agree to take on the case.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For decades, Cuban exiles and those of Catholic faith have visited the National Shrine, which reflects a long and storied Cuban-American history.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituate. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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