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
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  • The Blumhouse production sees Chastain portray Ursula, a wife and mother, as well as a supernatural entity that haunts her family’s home.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026
  • One of the biggest lessons that haunts the Intelligence Community to this day dates to a reliance on raw reports leading up to the invasion of Iraq.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of haunts
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  • The Note Nest creator Vanessa Harnik frequents traditional little free libraries and was inspired to create something special of her own.
    — Mary Eber, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • As someone who frequents the office, a lightweight sweater is a necessity for balancing between frigid temps inside and balmy weather outside.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Definition of frequents
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  • Again, this gap is not hospitals’ fault but the system that makes hospital stays, surgeries and emergency room visits out of reach for many Americans with limited incomes even with insurance.
    — Eric Khant, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • In the final months of Odysseus’ voyage, his son Telemachus leaves Ithaca and visits the ancient Greek city of Sparta in search of news from his former comrade Menelaus.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of visits
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