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
Keep Wipes Accessible Keeping paper towels or cleaning wipes nearby in the bathroom will make quickly touching up your bathroom feel like second nature.
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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
Tapping into fear has become second nature.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
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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
Tapping into fear has become second nature.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second nature
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Seasonal cleaning is a divisive ritual—one that homeowners, designers, and cleaning experts either swear by or happily skip.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Mornings include movement, journaling and wellness rituals, followed by workshops on focus and online income streams.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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Harbaugh plans to run a grueling training camp to try to better prepare the Giants for their early season games, but reversing a decade-plus of bad organizational habits and starts might take time.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The Sun forms a cazimi with Mercury in Taurus in your 6th House of Daily Routine, bringing a useful insight around schedules, wellness, work habits, or the way your day is structured.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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The bottoms don’t just feel more elegant, but are a quick way to make outfits appear upscale whether they’re styled with a T-shirt and sneakers or a button-up shirt and ballet flats.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Either way, grab a drink or coffee at the lobby bar or stroll an expansive veranda outfitted with fire pits, walking paths, and the aforementioned ocean view before your room is ready.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Winston makes a cameo to execute another electric Ford Field trick play, and the Giants lose a close one with their offense starting to find a new gear.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Sophisticated as chatbots’ responses may be, they are stitched together from statistical patterns in large datasets—an impressive trick but one that still falls short of the breadth and reliability in human-level clinical reasoning.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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Eco effort The hotel employs single-stream recycling and green housekeeping practices, and also has a green roof ecosystem to reduce the building’s heat load.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday told lower courts to take another look at a pair of cases involving whether private individuals and groups can sue to enforce a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits discriminatory voting practices.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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As for toys, Boardwalk has three custom 40-foot Hodgdon tenders in its arsenal, as well as an amphibious tender, off-road 4x4s, and a variety of other vehicles for on-land adventures.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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And Lady Gaga’s surprise appearance during the performance saw her custom Luar dress drive more than 160 percent search spikes.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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“Second nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20nature. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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