as in accustomed
being in the habit or custom
not only did the early-morning anchorman become habituated to getting up early, he found he actually liked it
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as in haunted
to go to or spend time in often
the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs
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Adjective
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While asking a bullpen arm to log more than two innings can be a tall order, Marmol felt comfortable riding with Leahy, who has grown accustomed to longer relief outings.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Aug. 2025 -
Like frogs who grow accustomed to ever-more scalding water, Americans have come to accept that these are reasonable ways to behave.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Or how about a little fabric doll trapped in a glass jar that may or may not be haunted?—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Moura does stellar work, too, as Manny becomes increasingly haunted by the things he’s done to make a quick buck.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That sparked the idea to take used butts, clean them up and put them to work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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To do this, the team designed a special ex vivo system made of gel and collagen—a protein found in the uterine lining—and used embryos donated by people who had completed an assisted reproduction process.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Habituated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituated. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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