1
as in normal
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
typical behavior for a two-year-old
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as in characteristic
serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group
when I asked what he had learned in school that day, he gave me the typical answer of teenagers: "I don't know"
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Recent Examples of typical
Interestingly, the lifetimes achieved now surpass typical timescales for cosmic ray impacts, suggesting some level of insensitivity by cat qubits to such events.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In total, the project will result in 22,514 additional daily car trips at build-out for all use types — entertainment, commercial and residential — during a typical sports event or concert, a local mobility analysis prepared by engineering consulting firm Kimley Horn found.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Moo Deng, of Thailand, is not your typical A-list celebrity, but she’s certainly being treated like one.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
With its loud machines, safety procedures, and protective bunny suits, the clean room isn’t a typical workplace.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In total, the project will result in 22,514 additional daily car trips at build-out for all use types — entertainment, commercial and residential — during a typical sports event or concert, a local mobility analysis prepared by engineering consulting firm Kimley Horn found.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Moo Deng, of Thailand, is not your typical A-list celebrity, but she’s certainly being treated like one.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
With its loud machines, safety procedures, and protective bunny suits, the clean room isn’t a typical workplace.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typical
Adjective
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Newsweek contacted Johnson by email to comment on this story outside of normal business hours.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Vitamins and some foods can change the shade, and your first pee of the morning will almost always be darker — that’s normal.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Anthropic, which did not publish examples of the chatbot’s responses, has been cautious not to suggest that this characteristic alone means that the bot is sentient.—
Webb Wright,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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But most important to our search for the real Mary is that as a young girl she would have been exposed to a diverse environment combining Jewish, Greek, and Roman cultures, high and low, in a mix that was characteristic of the multicultural region of Galilee into which she was born.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The exchange calculated that California consumers on exchange plans would see an average premium increase of 97% if the credits are not extended.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The study then looked at nightlife, factoring in average beer and wine prices, movie costs, nightlife options, music festivals and access to bars and other factors.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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The ground floor is home to the offices of creative director Gherardo Felloni and longtime brand ambassador Inès de la Fressange; the Salon de l’Héritage, an exhibition space and the Salon Vivier reception room, which reflects the distinctive interior design taste of the house’s founder.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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From the modernist, Black figuration of Kwami’s ceramics to Abban’s documentary portrayals of Ghanaian protest movements and architecture, these artists responded to the distinctive, pedestrian layers of postcolonial life.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Switching to pricier papers specifically designed for inkjets can boost an ink tank printer's text quality and line graphics to at least match a laser, but the different paper types have a noticeably different feel than standard plain paper.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The updates also underscore NVIDIA’s ambition to define the standard platform for building general-purpose robots, especially humanoids, which demand precise physics and complex reasoning to function in human environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have used a massive UK Biobank dataset analysis to identify that fat distribution, not just overall size, maps to distinct changes in brain structure and connectivity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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The park encompasses 134 miles of that stretch and is divided into 13 distinct sections.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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In her usual soft-spoken British accent, she was known for balancing the grim realities of the climate crisis with a sincere message of hope for the future.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Messi, who was denied by the post in the first half but who struggled to make his usual impact, walked off the field and straight to the locker room at the final whistle without stopping for any of the usual handshakes or greetings.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By this time, Elio is beginning to confront the reality of Oliver’s eventual departure (and thus, his first experience of true heartbreak).—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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This time, the Cougars feature a true freshman at QB in Bear Bachmeier, who has looked sharp throwing for 518 yards and four TDs as BYU breezed through non-conference play.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Typical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typical. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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