as in accustomed
being in the habit or custom
not only did the early-morning anchorman become habituated to getting up early, he found he actually liked it
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as in haunted
to go to or spend time in often
the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habituated
Adjective
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Having become accustomed to community support, asking for aid with a new baby didn’t scare me.—
Jessica Slice,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025 -
While many in Gaza had begun to become accustomed to some level of normalcy during the six-week ceasefire from Jan. 19 to March 18, that reality has quickly been replaced by the resumption of nightly bombings and the lack of humanitarian aid entering the strip for more than five weeks.—
Kerem Inal,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Or how about a little fabric doll trapped in a glass jar that may or may not be haunted?—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Moura does stellar work, too, as Manny becomes increasingly haunted by the things he’s done to make a quick buck.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Cousins and Turrentine were business partners who bought and sold used cars.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs may not directly impact the used smartphone market much since all of these devices are available in the US.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Habituated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habituated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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