customarily

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Recent Examples of customarily 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 This is typically driven by the ingredients available to them, which are customarily selected based on both quality and seasonality. Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for customarily
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Adverb
  • The decision to launch Allen’s show in Colbert’s time slot on a Friday was surprising, because none of the current crop of late-night programs airs originals regularly on Fridays, meaning the audience does not regularly tune to them in typical numbers.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 May 2026
  • Palace lacked the guile of an Eberechi Eze or Michael Olise to unlock them regularly.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Adverb
  • The immediate illness known as Teflon flu is usually short-term, but PFAS exposure is part of a larger health debate.
    Ryan Brennan June 2, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • SMRs are usually designed to be mass-produced and shipped to sites for faster and cheaper installation than traditional reactors, which often take over a decade to come online.
    Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Adverb
  • San Diego County routinely issues public health advisories to warn local doctors of emerging threats, but Thursday was the first time in recent memory that a mode of transportation made the list.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • For much of the last two decades, pro-charter forces routinely outspent the teachers union — although both sides spent more than enough to inundate local voters.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Adverb
  • Steven Soderbergh recounts how Lean, who started out as an editor, would habitually shape a first cut without dialogue or sound, letting the images alone tell the story — an approach Soderbergh stole and still uses to this day.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
  • In reality, these rules frequently apply to anyone who owns property there or who habitually resides in that jurisdiction.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Adverb
  • An edible garden by landscape designer Lily Kwong offers overseas travelers an introduction to local plants, like the butterfly pea flower, which is commonly used in Peranakan cuisine, and fragrant pandan, which is harvested for use in some of the hotel’s food and drinks.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
  • Animals commonly associated with rabies include skunks, foxes, coyotes and raccoons.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Adverb
  • For example, Google employees are typically software engineers and other professionals with high salaries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Wide swathes of upper-deck seats typically remained empty, especially when the home team played mediocre opponents with minimal star power.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Adverb
  • McNeal, a first-year catcher who normally plays outfield, made two excellent defensive plays in the second.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
  • The hurricane hunter planes are normally cargo planes that are temporarily outfitted with meteorological equipment, including a dropsonde station.
    Scott Withers, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Adverb
  • The police department ordinarily aims to defer disciplinary issues at schools to staff for resolution rather than taking punitive action, Pieritz said.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • The men’s World Cup is a tournament that attracts sports fans who might not ordinarily follow soccer all that closely.
    Marcus Thompson, New York Times, 26 May 2026

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“Customarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customarily. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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