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
These sediments, the researchers observed, had low bacterial diversity compared to other surrounding sediments, and the bacteria came from families habituated to alkaline environments, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents or alkaline hot springs.
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Campers were warned against leaving footwear outside their tents to avoid habituating the fox to humans.
—Ruffin Prevost, AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Just like black bears, coyotes can be habituated and lose their natural fear of people through intentional or unintentional feeding.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Campers were warned against leaving footwear outside their tents to avoid habituating the fox to humans.
—Ruffin Prevost, AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Just like black bears, coyotes can be habituated and lose their natural fear of people through intentional or unintentional feeding.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Soon enough, the Baxter Avenue Morgue, a Louisville haunted house that opened around the same time, reached out to interview the crew and asked them to dance.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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Related Stories The film explores how colonial-era conflicts resurface through supernatural events, with spirits returning and black magic stirring as the legacy of empire haunts the land and its inhabitants in Bujang Valley.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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More information continues to trickle in about the law enforcement raid at a horse track in Wilder, Idaho, frequented by the Latino community, as more court records are released.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Oct. 2025
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Aytaç’s call shop became once again a small back-alley store frequented mainly by those who knew him.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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It’s believed that the 13th-century castle is haunted by a magical imp who frequently visits the Markomanka and Hlíza, or black, towers.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Their group would frequently visit a local restaurant, First Watch, for breakfast after their night shift ended.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Habituate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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