historically
adverb
his·tor·i·cal·ly
hi-ˈstȯr-i-k(ə-)lē 
-ˈstär-
1
: in accordance with or with respect to history
a historically accurate account
2
: in the past
historically, stagnant cities seldom have recovered—
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Rule votes, historically a test of party loyalty, began to fail more regularly under the Kevin McCarthy and Johnson speakerships.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
These equity gains, however, have slowed down since 2023, when historically elevated mortgage rates and sky-high prices started to put a damper on demand.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The paper and accompanying reporting link these findings to ethnographic practices recorded among groups such as the Dani of New Guinea, who historically and in some cases today smoke-dry relatives’ bodies as part of mortuary care.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Raymond said the massive Russian operation is rivaled historically only during Nazi Germany and the Soviet Stalin regime.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
These equity gains, however, have slowed down since 2023, when historically elevated mortgage rates and sky-high prices started to put a damper on demand.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The paper and accompanying reporting link these findings to ethnographic practices recorded among groups such as the Dani of New Guinea, who historically and in some cases today smoke-dry relatives’ bodies as part of mortuary care.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Raymond said the massive Russian operation is rivaled historically only during Nazi Germany and the Soviet Stalin regime.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Historically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historically. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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