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habituates

verb

present tense third-person singular of habituate
as in haunts
to go to or spend time in often the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs

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  1. haunts
  2. frequents
  3. visits
Verb
  • Another image, that of a man falling from the World Trade Center towers, haunts many to this day ‒ including the photographer who took the picture.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That past haunts Léo throughout his week-long trip to the City of Lights, where he’s waylaid before heading to Italy to deal with the death of his estranged and supposedly wealthy father.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of haunts
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  • CMOs should be working with their public relations colleagues to strengthen the brand narrative by creating opportunities for earned media coverage in those outlets that are feeding the LLMs the target audience frequents.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Because so many of the places that M frequents are luxurious, her sections have the sheen of a life-style magazine.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of frequents
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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day halt to attacks on Kyiv, starting Saturday night, as a US delegation visits Moscow ahead of traveling to the Ukrainian capital.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Ada County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that, in May 2026, a piano was indeed found in the same area Bobo visits each week.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of visits
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“Habituates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituates. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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