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
The Mets are giving left-hander David Peterson another start Sunday in the series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving him a chance to return to some normalcy.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Ultimately, though, these numbers are more like a course correction, a return to some semblance of normalcy after the hangover of a post-COVID hiring spree.
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Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
When the world quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanter brought a little bit of normalcy by recording game introductions for the 2020 playoffs as LeBron James and the Lakers brought home the franchise's 17th NBA championship.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Jaycee retained custody of her two daughters, and the trio attempted to achieve a new sense of normalcy following their years of captivity.
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Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
Ultimately, though, these numbers are more like a course correction, a return to some semblance of normalcy after the hangover of a post-COVID hiring spree.
—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
When the world quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanter brought a little bit of normalcy by recording game introductions for the 2020 playoffs as LeBron James and the Lakers brought home the franchise's 17th NBA championship.
—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Jaycee retained custody of her two daughters, and the trio attempted to achieve a new sense of normalcy following their years of captivity.
—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for normalcy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalcy
normality
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Sometimes there’s no need to look any further than normality.
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Oil prices fell to their lowest level since the US-Israel war with Iran, as growing signs of a tentative return to normality through the Strait of Hormuz soothed markets.
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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