Thesaurus results for SECOND NATURE

second nature

noun

as in ritual

a usual manner of behaving or doing speaking and thinking in Japanese simply became second nature to her during the years she spent in Kyoto

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Recent Examples of second nature When everything has a place, maintaining organization becomes second nature. —

Laura Vansickle, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026 Keep Wipes Accessible Keeping paper towels or cleaning wipes nearby in the bathroom will make quickly touching up your bathroom feel like second nature. —

Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 21 Apr. 2026 If this becomes second nature, opening apps could start to feel old-fashioned before long. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 With my Italian heritage and lifelong love of food and fashion, wandering Rome with a gelato in hand or sipping on an Aperol Spritz in a Florentine piazza has always felt second nature. —

Olivia Bria, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for second nature

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Noun

For rye fans, though, the hunt is part of the ritual.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
If one were looking for a sports league that most faithfully reflects the modern United States — its stratification, its rituals of self-justification, its remarkable talent for dressing inequality in the language of tradition — Major League Baseball would be hard to beat.

— Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026