customarily

adverb

Definition of customarilynext
as in regularly

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Recent Examples of customarily Through 50 games, the Cleveland Guardians sit atop the AL Central, with a 28-22 record, a competent offense and a customarily steady pitching staff. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 May 2026 The festival, which is organized by West German Radio and has been running in its current form since 1969, favors experimental idioms that customarily avoid obvious political messaging or clear cultural signposts. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Denial letters customarily do not give cause. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 18 May 2026 His new film promises to be another provocative piece of social realism in the director’s customarily rigorous style. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for customarily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customarily
  1. regularly
  2. usually
  3. routinely
  4. habitually
  5. commonly
  6. typically
  7. normally
  8. ordinarily
Adverb
  • However, in the present, start fining the people who regularly use the high-occupancy lanes with a sole driver in it.
    — Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Though 16 state legislative and county elections are uncontested, two are receiving a lot of attention with television commercials — mostly on the Democratic side — regularly showing on local airwaves.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of regularly
Adverb
  • Exusdus, usually a receiver, finished with 174 yards rushing in 13 carries.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The serials are churned out in bulk, usually screen every day or several nights a week, and often stretch to hundreds of episodes.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of usually
Adverb
  • These were places women built to make their social lives and organizing possible outside institutions that routinely excluded them.
    — Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
  • From TikTok tradwife influencers to Instagram polycules to the procreative activities of White House staff, private lives, or more specifically one’s domestic desires, are routinely used to make ideological points.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of routinely
Adverb
  • This was after accounting for factors including age, smoking, physical activity, body weight and existing medical conditions — though nonsmokers who habitually consumed tea and had high physical activity had the lowest cardiovascularrisk.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In Aaron Sorkin’s new thriller, the fictional Haugen — who, like her nonfictional counterpart, leaks thousands of documents to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz — habitually dons the accessories.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of habitually
Adverb
  • According to Shelley, the smaller vessels exploit those challenges while using tactics commonly associated with Iran’s ghost fleet.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Adult house centipedes have 30 legs, while commonly encountered millipedes typically have about 60 to 400.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of commonly
Adverb
  • The incident occurred in a typically busy area packed with evening commuters.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Orders are typically dispatched within two days of approval, but there is a chance of delays of up to two days.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of typically
Adverb
  • Storms in late October and early November sent torrents of water through normally small or dry creeks that overflowed their banks and flooded local communities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Willis was caught from behind for a sack on a third-down pass attempt in the fourth quarter by Detroit’s Derrick Moore on a play Willis normally would have escaped using his speed.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of normally
Adverb
  • The measure has created a divide among politicians and organizations that ordinarily align with Democratic priorities.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The city ordinarily inspects its infrastructure annually as part of its capital improvement planning process.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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