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as in deep
firmly established over time
he has an inveterate tendency to tell some very tall tales
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as in chronic
being such by habit and not likely to change
the man is an inveterate liar who only rarely tells the truth
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Recent Examples of inveterate
Chris Matthews, the inveterate Washington insider and analyst, joins us to talk about the state of politics and the press.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
The La Mancha manor home’s namesake, Josie, (real name is José Fernández-Pacheco) is an inveterate aesthete who is best known to Spanish television audiences as a presenter extraordinaire.
—Maite Sebastiá, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2025
As Swifties will know, Taylor Swift is an inveterate mom-meeter.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Walczak has been an inveterate tax scofflaw since at least 2011.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
The La Mancha manor home’s namesake, Josie, (real name is José Fernández-Pacheco) is an inveterate aesthete who is best known to Spanish television audiences as a presenter extraordinaire.
—Maite Sebastiá, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2025
As Swifties will know, Taylor Swift is an inveterate mom-meeter.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Walczak has been an inveterate tax scofflaw since at least 2011.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inveterate
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For others, the moment carries a deeper meaning.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Return to Earth and splashdown After the lunar flyby, the crew will spend several days heading back to Earth while continuing to conduct deep-space tests, including evaluations of power systems, thermal controls, and crew operations far beyond low Earth orbit.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Peak said mold illness, which includes chronic conditions related to the toxins and bacterium found in mold, is more widespread than mold poisoning, where people might experience severe reactions like blindness.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Roughly 178,000 people die from excessive alcohol use each year in the United States, most from chronic conditions that develop over time.—
Jonathan Hunt-Glassman,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 2022, while working a day job in influencer management, an opportunity for Alali to fulfill her lifelong dream of having a pig came true.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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It's served as a social hub for countless community members and lifelong residents like Ann Marie Cosgrove.—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Whether measured in testosterone levels, bone density, lung capacity, or muscle mass, biological males carry inherent physical advantages over women.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The physical dangers inherent in productions at this time were inseparable from the stories appearing onscreen, because simulation was more or less impossible; filmmaking was analog.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Unlike Apollo, which focused on fast flags and footprints in a breakneck race against the Soviet Union, Artemis is striving for a sustainable moon base elaborate enough to satisfy even the most hard-core science fiction fans.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Benjamin is a Groffie, one of the hard-core Jonathan Groff fans going to great lengths to see their guy do his thing.—
Alexandra Starr,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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And while screen addiction became entrenched in many of our lives, sound healing became an alternative practice for folks looking for an escape from doomscrolling.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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For many of his supporters, however, his political ascent already represents a break from Nepal’s entrenched political order.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The most common animal the team found was an organism about the size of a human adult index finger that had a wormlike body and a disk that kept it rooted to the seafloor.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s no need for elaborate, high-tech designs, only a sensitivity to ventilation, shade, openness, and materials that feel rooted in local life.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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Among confirmed civilian casualties, 221 are children, the group said.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The California Department of Public Health said the six confirmed cases in the Sacramento area represent the third outbreak of measles this year in California.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Inveterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inveterate. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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