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Recent Examples of habituation
But in both cases, the same truth applies: habituation dulls the senses, while novelty reignites them.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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
Prolonged exposure therapy helps patients reduce their emotional responses to traumatic memories through habituation and extinction.
—Big Think, 21 Jan. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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
Prolonged exposure therapy helps patients reduce their emotional responses to traumatic memories through habituation and extinction.
—Big Think, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituation
tolerance
Noun
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Poyer, who was one of McDermott’s first acquisitions with the Bills and has been with him every season since except 2024, says his coach has more tolerance now than in his early days as a head coach.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In this city famous for its tolerance, culture, and understated Dutch cool, romance is always in the air.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Habituation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituation. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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