1
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
An inveterate self-promoter, Salieri is determined to control how he’ll be remembered.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Chris Matthews, the inveterate Washington insider and analyst, joins us to talk about the state of politics and the press.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
The La Mancha manor home’s namesake, Josie, (real name is José Fernández-Pacheco) is an inveterate aesthete who is best known to Spanish television audiences as a presenter extraordinaire.
—Maite Sebastiá, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2025
As Swifties will know, Taylor Swift is an inveterate mom-meeter.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Chris Matthews, the inveterate Washington insider and analyst, joins us to talk about the state of politics and the press.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
The La Mancha manor home’s namesake, Josie, (real name is José Fernández-Pacheco) is an inveterate aesthete who is best known to Spanish television audiences as a presenter extraordinaire.
—Maite Sebastiá, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2025
As Swifties will know, Taylor Swift is an inveterate mom-meeter.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inveterate
Adjective
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But for many, the occasion carried a deeper meaning, one centered on those who dreamed of connecting Los Angeles to Chicago by road generations before them.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The songs were radiant, ecstatic, and cleansing, a deep exhale from a band freed from boardroom expectations.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Initially, it was injected near chronic wounds, such as diabetic ulcers, to aid in healing—a therapeutic approach that’s been supported by studies dating back to the early 2000s.—
Elizabeth Siegel,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2026
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People under chronic stress may be especially vulnerable.—
Cassie Shortsleeve,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Many of the sloths will require lifelong assistance from humans to be given the opportunity to thrive, all of them having been in human care since arriving in the United States.—
Elainie Colton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Family separations cause grief, confusion, attachment disruption and guilt for children, often leading to lifelong emotional and psychological suffering.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Stedman offers a heartfelt homage to the virtues of rural community and the natural beauty unique to Western Australia, as well as a critique of the strictures and dangers inherent in small-minded communities.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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In addition, inherent design flaws contributed to the disaster, notably the graphite end switches of the neutron-absorbing rods.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Haden, one of the few gay people in hard-core music (and certainly the most fabulous one), has found the intersection between punk and pride.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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The filmmakers travel through Roma villages in the nation’s countryside —hard-core Fidesz strongholds — to uncover a wide network of bribery and blackmail.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It is bound to be a bruising battle against entrenched special interests.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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That deeply constrains everything that occurs in the show’s first outing, which can’t see Mike, El, Dustin, Lucas, or Max grow as characters in ways that bump up against their arcs from the original show, or let the new addition Nikki (Odessa A’zion) become too firmly entrenched in their lives.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Both the album and the concerto remain rooted in the apartment building that sparked his imagination.—
Megan Fitzgerald,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The response so far suggests that audiences globally are ready for something deeply rooted yet universal.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people in Garfield County near the state's northern border, according to the National Weather Service.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The confirmed tornado moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people near the state's northern border, according to the National Weather Service.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Inveterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inveterate. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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