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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second nature
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For rye fans, though, the hunt is part of the ritual.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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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
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College football has a habit of romanticizing the past in ways that don’t match the actual results.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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This is especially true this month, as the astro-weather challenges everything from your friendships and group dynamics to your day-to-day habits and emotional boundaries.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Just the way his approach is getting better and better every day.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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And are there any tips and tricks for planning and executing the perfect anti-aging trip?—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Since Hathaway's viral video, people have posted themselves doing her trick, sometimes to shocking results.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The lens widened further to embrace categories of practice not conventionally regarded as art, most prominently, craft; here, too, the art establishment focused on textiles and ceramics engaged with an existing modernism, as opposed to the 1970s focus on regional and communal networks.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Thursday’s practice at Halas Hall was open to reporters, offering an opportunity to put the magnifying glass over a handful of key topics.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Custom app icon, fonts Instagram Plus gives the app's users the ability to choose a custom app icon, versus just the standard tile.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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As was his custom with donors, the chief wrote a letter thanking him for the contribution.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Second nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20nature. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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