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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Recent Examples of habituating
The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans.
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Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituating
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Simultaneously, the setting itself becomes a kind of haunting character, as a living ecosystem of repression and collective denial help propel Pennywise toward his depraved goal.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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Seeing the tiny footprints of one of those babies in the autopsy records is a haunting reminder of that.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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Imani — the son of Monty and Rose — and Pippin, a Wisconsin transplant who’s been frequenting Illinois since 2024 — returned to Chicago in April.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Up until this point, Clive had made peace with frequenting London’s comedy clubs and grotty basements.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2026
Verb
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If Frieze is the amuse bouche for someone visiting New York during its busiest art week of the year, the span of galleries that dot Chelsea is the entrée.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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The retailer’s Spark drivers walked out with shopping carts loaded with milk, juice, breakfast cereal and paper towels, FT reported after visiting the site.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The broader macro environment is also affecting consumer choices.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Some of the day’s most affecting moments came from first-time nominees still processing how quickly their lives have changed.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Habituating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituating. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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