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as in deep
firmly established over time
he has an inveterate tendency to tell some very tall tales
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as in chronic
being such by habit and not likely to change
the man is an inveterate liar who only rarely tells the truth
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Recent Examples of inveterate
The inveterate distributor Film Movement now offers a first-of-its-kind box set that includes the director and screenwriter's opus, Poetry, and three of his early, soul-shaking staples.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Her parents owned a liquor store, though her father was an inveterate gambler, and Leaf would later acknowledge her mother as the source of her own tireless work ethic.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 July 2024
One of them is an inveterate liar who doesn't care about this country.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Di Felice, an inveterate team player, also praised the Gaultier atelier teams for being so brilliant to work with.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 June 2024
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Her parents owned a liquor store, though her father was an inveterate gambler, and Leaf would later acknowledge her mother as the source of her own tireless work ethic.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 July 2024
One of them is an inveterate liar who doesn't care about this country.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Di Felice, an inveterate team player, also praised the Gaultier atelier teams for being so brilliant to work with.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inveterate
Adjective
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This one from interior designer Kelly Wearstler has four breakfast plates, four bowls, four coffee cups and saucers, four starter plates, four dinner plates, and four deep plates, all ceramic and dishwasher-safe.—
Erika Owen,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2025
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Those were the same Rockets that famously ditched the concept of playing traditional centers by trading Clint Capela at the deadline, leaning into small-ball lineups that spaced the floor and launched from deep.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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And if your body and/or mind breaks down with chronic ill health, nothing else holds. 5.—
Bronwen Sciortino,
Forbes.com,
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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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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The bank believed those young, future college graduates could potentially be sold on the idea of a lifelong partnership with the financial institution.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Ramones reached an all-time low by the end of the Eighties after the hardcore bands and the nascent grunge scene gave the genre an acid peel.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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And that was the moment that the hardcore scene turned on them.—
Mike Isaac,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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As of Saturday, the confirmed death toll was reported to have surpassed 1,600, with more than 3,400 injured, according to the AP.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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An untitled movie directed by Crispin starring Bruce Glover is listed on IMDb as being in post-production, with no confirmed release date.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Inveterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inveterate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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