as in haunting
to go to or spend time in often
the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs
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This could easily be the premise of a new Netflix horror show — an episode of Black Mirror, say, or maybe something haunting from Ryan Murphy.
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And while their mutual threat is still out there, Chiarella concludes their haunting love story on a more hopeful note.
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Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago.
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Several whales frequenting San Francisco Bay are expected to depart in the next two weeks.
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However, some soccer fans seems rather content with experiencing average American life, visiting fast food joints, spotting yellow school busses and going crazy for ranch sauce, according to reports.
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Despite their differences, the Tennessee natives were close friends, with Presley often visiting Boone at his Beverly Hills home.
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All of it was on the table Sunday night as the rain, which didn’t seem to be affecting most parts of the state, finally began to pull away from Cromwell and Rocky Hill.
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Or, advocates fear, those students may forgo higher education altogether, affecting their economic mobility and competitiveness.
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“Habituating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituating. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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