the norm

noun

1

: an average level of development or achievement

She scored well above/below the norm in math.

2

: something (such as a behavior or way of doing something) that is usual or expected

Smaller families have become the norm.

Examples of the norm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tight supplies signal that higher-than-usual prices for all kinds of consumer electronics could be the norm through the end of the decade. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy (D) said that is not outside the norm for Sphere Entertainment. — Akira Kyles, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

The attacks that day all but ensured that opposition to a Palestinian state would become the norm. — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

In that sense, New Stanford replicates an ancient form of patriarchal bias that casts men as the norm and women as an atypical other. — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the norm

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