as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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Recent Examples of normalcy
And behind the closed door, after the party is over, I am curled in a ball trying to will myself into normalcy again.
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Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Friendly Confines still full of 'joy' Amid the increasingly aggressive crackdown, many in Chicago are trying to maintain a sense of normalcy and big events help eclipse the national spotlight that comes from immigration agents shooting residents or Trump calling for the governor’s arrest.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The vacancy has underscored tensions on the council, as well as calls from community members for a return to normalcy.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the best things the Wolves can do is give Reid a chance to find a little bit of normalcy in the midst of the heartbreak.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Via Harvest Books, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Friendly Confines still full of 'joy' Amid the increasingly aggressive crackdown, many in Chicago are trying to maintain a sense of normalcy and big events help eclipse the national spotlight that comes from immigration agents shooting residents or Trump calling for the governor’s arrest.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The vacancy has underscored tensions on the council, as well as calls from community members for a return to normalcy.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
One of the best things the Wolves can do is give Reid a chance to find a little bit of normalcy in the midst of the heartbreak.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalcy
normality
Noun
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Strength in this area transcends all career levels and separates excellence from normality.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Omar’s office is characterized by pristine normality — with its glass walls and desktop computers, its phones and its headsets.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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