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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
The platform also found that reading has become habitual for more people than ever before.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Jamieson, who is described as a habitual offender in online court documents, was charged with a warrant out of Little Rock.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
Roby also faced charges arson of property other than a building, possession of a firearm by a felon and sell-possess-use-transport of a machine gun, habitual criminal repeater.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
That kind of habitual viewing, not only week to week, but on an annual basis, is really important in terms of setting habits.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
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Influenza can cause serious illness and complications, especially for people 65 years and older, people with certain chronic medical conditions and children under the age of 5, health officials said.—
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Simple daily steps now can help lower the risk of chronic illness later in life.—
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From a portable power bank to keep your phone charged to noise-canceling headphones that will drown out stressful sounds, these travel accessories will help nervous fliers and frequent travelers alike have easier journeys.—
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Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors.—
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He was eventually promoted to the 53-man roster and played in the final five games of the regular season.—
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Love threw for 323 and four touchdowns after missing the final two regular-season games.—
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The new series, however, jumps back 27 years from the 1989-set It movie to bring us to 1962, an earlier cycle of Pennywise’s periodic rampaging.—
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Public markets offer transparency, governance, and liquidity; private firms, by contrast, often avoid periodic reporting and undergo less rigorous oversight.—
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That feature allows repeated deployment without damage or reassembly.—
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Collinsworth made repeated mentions of the suicide of defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland during the game.—
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“Habitual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitual. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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