habituation

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Recent Examples of habituation The final layer, embodiment and habituation, and how to implement them, completes the picture. Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 The time spent in free motion while inside the swarm is meaningful, reducing the battery power needed in the control backpacks and reducing the likelihood of habituation to the signals. Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025 Interestingly, however, this habituation did not appear to be permanent. Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Pain and terror rouse him from his habituation, the domestic life that dulls. Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for habituation
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tolerance
Noun
  • Here, Yoo shares a few key dos and don’ts to keep in mind when making cocktails with soju: Do adjust the amount of soju to your own personal taste and alcohol tolerance.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025
  • But bats’ most impressive superpower is a remarkable tolerance to viral infections.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 May 2025

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“Habituation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituation. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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