customarily

adverb

cus·​tom·​ar·​i·​ly ˌkə-stə-ˈmer-ə-lē How to pronounce customarily (audio)
-ˈme-rə-
: by or according to custom or established practice
clothing customarily worn for formal celebrations
: in accordance with what is customary or usual
the order in which the different courses are customarily served
In addition to administering the oath of office to the president on Inauguration Day, the chief justice customarily administers two oaths to each of his new colleagues.John Paul Stevens

Examples of customarily in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The way that generative AI customarily works is that a great deal of data is initially fed into a pattern-matching algorithm that tries to identify patterns in the words that humans use. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 The ceremony, which will stream on Netflix, customarily has no host, but will still start off strong with Idris Elba opening the show. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2024 Snippets are customarily associated with a particular conversation. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 Harley-Davidson customarily held a big bash in its hometown every five years, booking major music acts like Bruce Springsteen, Elton John and Aerosmith. Journal Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024 On the one hand are the outrageous lies that Donald Trump customarily spews. Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024 The Kennedy Center Honors gala is customarily attended by the president, though Donald and Melania Trump skipped it while in the White House. Adam Carlson, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023 Freed prisoners are customarily hailed as returning heroes. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023 This pie is idyllic comfort food with a combination of many common pantry ingredients not customarily found together. Nik Pugmire, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of customarily was in 1576

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“Customarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customarily. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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