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Recent Examples of customarily
Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.
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Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which customarily handles shootings involving officers in the Peach State, is handling the investigation, which remains ongoing.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
More such fastidiousness will be needed to arrest the domino effect of delegitimization and to renew the small guarantees of truth and dignity in public life customarily provided by legacy institutions.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
This customarily needs to be done at the start of therapy and when taking on new clients.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which customarily handles shootings involving officers in the Peach State, is handling the investigation, which remains ongoing.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
More such fastidiousness will be needed to arrest the domino effect of delegitimization and to renew the small guarantees of truth and dignity in public life customarily provided by legacy institutions.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
This customarily needs to be done at the start of therapy and when taking on new clients.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for customarily
Adverb
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Residents along Northeast Fifth Street near North Miami Avenue regularly observe cars, SUVs, and trucks parked in the bike lanes.—
Larry Seward,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Collaboration comes into play internally at Lenzing, as its sustainability team regularly interfaces with a range of departments—from operations and finance to procurement and commercial teams.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Meals are usually served with corn or flour tortillas warmed in a traditional Oaxacan clay oven alongside a flight of salsas made from the 12 different types of chili peppers grown on the property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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Down With the Ship BY 1981, PRAGER’S OPERATION had ballooned into a loose network of half a dozen boats, a pirate fleet of vessels usually found floating around the Caribbean.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition against receiving transfusions of others' blood -- a procedure routinely used with patients after accidents, violence or other blood loss.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition against receiving transfusions of others' blood — a procedure routinely used with patients after accidents, violence or other blood loss.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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These issues are far more pronounced for young professionals who don’t have the luxury or goodwill to be habitually tardy to work.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
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These days, players almost habitually conceal their mouths when talking, whether behind their hands or by pulling up their shirts.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
1 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Those were never tested for DNA, a procedure not commonly used in the late 1980s.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Younger cats that develop urinary tract infections more commonly develop struvite stones whereas calcium oxalate stones are more common in older cats.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This reduces long setup times typically required for brain-computer interfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Fuel costs typically vary by region, with some areas having much lower gas prices than others.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Iran has said the strait, through which one-fifth of global oil exports normally pass, is open to all except the United States and its allies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In the escalating war in Iran, the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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The waterway is ordinarily a conduit for around a fifth of global oil and LNG supply.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Customarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customarily. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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