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as in chronic
being such by habit and not likely to change
she admits she's a habitual procrastinator, but she still manages to meet all her deadlines
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as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
her supervisor warned her that she could be fired for habitual tardiness
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Recent Examples of habitual
Criminal defendants can be tagged as habitual offenders after a fourth felony charge, according to Louisiana law, and could face longer prison sentences.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
In court filings, defense lawyer Andrew Hemmer wrote in November 2023 that Matthew Huttle was a journeyman carpenter, whose 20-year struggle with alcoholism fueled many of his past crimes, which included a battery case, multiple DUI busts, and driving as a habitual traffic offender.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
This exercise pushes leaders out of their habitual thinking patterns and encourages fresh perspectives.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Huttle was found to be a habitual traffic violator, which is a felony, Vawter said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
In court filings, defense lawyer Andrew Hemmer wrote in November 2023 that Matthew Huttle was a journeyman carpenter, whose 20-year struggle with alcoholism fueled many of his past crimes, which included a battery case, multiple DUI busts, and driving as a habitual traffic offender.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
This exercise pushes leaders out of their habitual thinking patterns and encourages fresh perspectives.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Huttle was found to be a habitual traffic violator, which is a felony, Vawter said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitual
Adjective
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Even more consequentially, Chelsea’s chronic lack of attacking punch in recent weeks belies the reality that their margin for error in the race for Champions League qualification is exhausted.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, long-term illnesses or chronic conditions can lead to muscle loss, changes in metabolism, and altered energy expenditure.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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Aside from seller reviews and rating, frequent DHGate shoppers suggest looking for this badge.—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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Packer congratulated Miller before launching into a conversation about building relationships with frequent collaborators and identifying target audiences.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Anthologies had all but vanished from regular TV programming, and the idea of a series without recurring characters or story arcs didn’t neatly fit into the standard categories.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Hair Brush with Greatness The healthiest possible hair requires regular brushing.—
Michael Odell,
Air Mail,
10 Apr. 2025
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Typically, the training phase is very expensive computationally and happens either only once in the case of a base model, or infrequently with periodic model updates and fine-tunings.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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Even if Lynch’s episode is much stronger, this entire project is extremely worthwhile, and hopefully will receive periodic updates.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, a study using a combination of computer simulations and laboratory tests showed how repeated deposition of magnesium and calcium layers followed by dissolution of parts of the crystal, removing so the surplus calcium, can create stable dolomite near ambient conditions.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Severe and repeated cases of scale can cause branches to die and reduce a tree’s overall vigor.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Habitual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitual. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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