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also habitue
1
as in fan
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
confirmed habitués of the theater, they support serious dramas as well as comedies and musicals
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as in patron
someone who regularly spends time in a particular place
a confirmed habitué of the country club, she keeps tabs on who's having an affair
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Noun
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After abruptly leaving the Chicago stop of her and Monica‘s The Boy Is Mine Tour, Brandy Norwood is explaining her exit and apologizing to fans.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Lorde and Charli ended the duet together, joyously dancing and swinging their admittedly very similar long, dark curls in a moment of intense catharsis for both the artists and their raucous fans.—
Rachel Scharf,
Billboard,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most recently, she was appointed the newest royal patron of the Chartered College of Teaching, a position previously held by her late grandfather, Prince Philip.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Kabul wants to hedge against its deteriorating relationship with its former patron Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of harboring a separate but allied group that has carried out deadly attacks inside Pakistan.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Once word got out about her treatments, her list of devotees started growing; like Hamilton, some of her more famous clients became friends.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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But as Shudder‘s senior vice president of programming and acquisitions, the 37-year-old horror movie devotee still takes care to hunt from the heart.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The hotel contains 15 rooms and a pool exclusively for guests that overlooks the ocean.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Officials said one of the doors led to where Shapiro’s family and guests slept.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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More than 50 cats were submitted for The Star’s cutest cat contest, from tortoiseshells to Birman cats and everything in between — and your submissions have definitely stolen the hearts of the cat lovers in our newsroom.—
Eden Dinneen,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fried chicken lovers visiting a Popeyes drive-thru in Florida were unwittingly paying a prison inmate’s commissary fees, according to investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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His first endeavor, the 1955 short Orchard Street, offered a fragmented, kaleidoscopic view of the Lower East Side Thoroughfare and its denizens.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Oct. 2025
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But that changed, and the case took a turn after two denizens of Nashville's street scene were identified as suspects.—
Amber Roberson,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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By the end of a run, players could have as many as 15 boons which, on top of temporary weapon upgrades, blessings from Moon, familiars, and more, creates a dizzying amount of customization that’s almost impossible to intentionally recreate verbatim on the regular.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The sound of K-pop also hums through the other magical elements of the film, especially HUNTR/X’s weapons and the strange familiars that Rumi and Ji-noo (Ahn Hyo-seop) use to communicate with each other across enemy lines.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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With each of their first three preseason opponents choosing to rest their regulars, the Celtics don’t yet have a clear picture of how their offseason additions will stack up against top competition.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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And now the Duffers must somehow resolve all of these plot threads, along with the storylines of a massive cast (with 21 series regulars for Season 5) — a daunting undertaking, especially considering how many prior hits haven’t stuck the landing.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Habitué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitu%C3%A9. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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