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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Rensch tells Fortune they were routinely overlooked and disregarded.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Even at age 37 Chapman remained among the hardest throwers in baseball, hitting 103 mph on the radar gun while routinely overpowering opposing hitters.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The Department of Public Instruction routinely gathers and publishes data on other potential signs of student harm, such as how often students are chronically absent, experience homelessness or feel unsafe at school — but not the frequency of educator misconduct.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In his first term, the president’s economic numbers were routinely positive and well above his overall polling.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Even at age 37 Chapman remained among the hardest throwers in baseball, hitting 103 mph on the radar gun while routinely overpowering opposing hitters.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
The Department of Public Instruction routinely gathers and publishes data on other potential signs of student harm, such as how often students are chronically absent, experience homelessness or feel unsafe at school — but not the frequency of educator misconduct.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In his first term, the president’s economic numbers were routinely positive and well above his overall polling.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/routinely. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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