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.—
Andrew Victor
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 group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Between February and May, when Dudek’s tenure ended, his erratic rhetoric and decisions routinely made front-page news.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump’s numbers – 587,000 in eight months this year – were routinely surpassed by Biden in a … month.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
That said, the policy change also reflects a broader change in the media landscape, where trust in news outlets is at an all time low, while freewheeling digital hosts routinely publish hours-long conversations with guests.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Between February and May, when Dudek’s tenure ended, his erratic rhetoric and decisions routinely made front-page news.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Trump’s numbers – 587,000 in eight months this year – were routinely surpassed by Biden in a … month.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
That said, the policy change also reflects a broader change in the media landscape, where trust in news outlets is at an all time low, while freewheeling digital hosts routinely publish hours-long conversations with guests.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for routinely
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/routinely. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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