routinely
adverb
rou·tine·ly
rü-ˈtēn-lē 
ˈrü-ˌtēn-
: as a matter of regular occurrence
Airlines routinely sell tickets to more people than the plane can seat, counting on several people not to arrive.—
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Andrew Victor… he routinely slept with one arm dangling off the side of his bed and his feet kicked free of the sheets.—Holly Black
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The skipper has routinely mentioned the southpaw when asked about the bullpen competition since the Winter Meetings.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Workers told The Denver Post after the vote that they routinely get injured on the job and lack adequate medical treatment.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said both defendants routinely prepared death certificates for the deceased and filed them with the State of Colorado's Electronic Death Registry.
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They are routinely hunted by Iran and Turkey, which consider some Kurdish militias to be terrorist organizations.
—Younes Mohammad, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
Workers told The Denver Post after the vote that they routinely get injured on the job and lack adequate medical treatment.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said both defendants routinely prepared death certificates for the deceased and filed them with the State of Colorado's Electronic Death Registry.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
They are routinely hunted by Iran and Turkey, which consider some Kurdish militias to be terrorist organizations.
—Younes Mohammad, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/routinely. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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