CUSTOMARILY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

customarily

adverb

Definition of customarily

as in regularly

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Recent Examples of customarily 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 The high court customarily holds on to decisions for a month to allow time for the losing side to request another hearing. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for customarily

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Kimmel asked if the musician regularly receives lyrics via text.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Americans have long thought of themselves as belonging to a young, vibrant country, regularly refreshed by immigrant flows that put it on an utterly different demographic trajectory from an aging Europe, Japan, and now, China.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of regularly

Adverb

Anyone who got infected with chickenpox as a child is at risk of later developing shingles, a painful, blistering rash that usually appears on one side of the body.

— Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
That’s how conspiracy theories usually start, with one real fact inside a larger unverified story.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of usually

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Reports also describe people in prisons and jails around the country being routinely beaten, among other abuse.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Dwyer generated multiple chunk plays on vertical routes and routinely won his matchup against UCF’s secondary.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of routinely

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Editors should stay vigilant about their reporters’ sourcing and be wary if the same sources are used too habitually.

— Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Suddenly, many people who had not habitually drunk milk were consuming it regularly, including not only some Americans but also people overseas.

— Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of habitually

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The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, known commonly as the McCain-Feingold Act, was one effort to control spending and ad content.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Presbyopia — the gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects — commonly develops in middle age and often leads to the need for reading glasses.

— Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of commonly

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Results from consumer goods and aviation majors typically offer an early read on shifting fuel expenses, freight costs, and end consumer demand.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Let’s say a patient is admitted with diverticulitis requiring surgery (typically billed as DRG 331 if there are no complications).

— Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of typically

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With overtaking not normally allowed on a formation lap, third-place Kimi Antonelli waited behind Lewis Hamilton's slow-moving Ferrari as the Italian team scrambled to solve a software issue.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
That meant the model could determine things such as its surroundings, quest progress, and available targets without ever receiving the visual information a human player normally relies on.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of normally

Adverb

The swells generated by the hurricanes don’t appear to be tracking at an angle that ordinarily would have a significant impact on Southern California beaches, said Sam Zuber, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Interest-rate increases ordinarily support a country's currency, push up its bond yields, and put pressure on its stock market.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026

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