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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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2
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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Since buying the property in 2013, Swift has drawn fans to Bay Street, the village's main drag of clothing boutiques and ice cream counters, all checklist items on the Swiftie itinerary.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Every time a player gets hurt, many players and fans across the league start calling on the NFL to make changes.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cedarburg Creek Farm also has occasional guest musicians performing for patrons.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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During Prohibition, waiters famously slipped sips of bootleg booze to patrons from flasks tucked inside their apron pockets.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some devotees fainted at the sight of him.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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These challenges are key to his appeal among devotees, including Paul Thomas Anderson, the beloved director whose latest project, One Battle After Another, is a loose adaptation of Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After months of recovery and a guest tango performance with Derek Hough last season, Ballas felt ready to compete again.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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What was originally imagined as a space for multigenerational groups has since become a coveted backdrop for yoga retreats and hen weekends—where guests inevitably jostle for the chance to curl up in one of the cabin beds.—
Chloe Frost-Smith,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This cal is every candle lover’s dream.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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National Coffee Day is the perfect time buy a gift for the coffee lover in your life.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The denizens of Pynchon’s worlds often serve to personify and expose a nuanced message about society or humanity.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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What follows is a dramedy that is simultaneously an anthropological examination of the film industry’s denizens and a disturbing — though often very funny — look at the fragility of identity in that world.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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The Santal, in South Asia, believed that witches (always female) copulated with spirit familiars and devoured the organs of children.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
Noun
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In addition to Hudson, Theroux and Agada, returning series regulars include Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Brenda Song, Fabrizio Guido, Chet Hanks and Toby Sandeman.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Even for regulars, a visit to the Park Hyatt Tokyo is almost always special.—
Yukari Sakamoto,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Habitué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitu%C3%A9. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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