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
  • Both stimulate new growth but this is the time for slow growth so plants adapt to drought tolerance. • Use a sharp spray of water to clean plant leaves of dust, dirt, aphids, white flies and spider mites, whose presence is evident by tiny webs on leaves and stems.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • Stonecrops are known for their heat and drought tolerance.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 July 2025

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“Habituation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituation. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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