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Recent Examples of customarily
The Justice Department customarily weighs a variety of factors when determining whether to reimburse current or former employees for legal costs.
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In economics, industries are customarily classified as primary, secondary, and tertiary; secondary industries are further classified as heavy and light.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The guardians of knowledge have customarily deemed the history and experience of Asian Americans to be inessential or peripheral to all levels of American education.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
European variations of the traditional caffe latte, such as the Dutch milchkaffee, the French cafe au lait, the Spanish cafe con leche or the Portuguese galao, are customarily served as part of breakfast at home.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
In economics, industries are customarily classified as primary, secondary, and tertiary; secondary industries are further classified as heavy and light.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The guardians of knowledge have customarily deemed the history and experience of Asian Americans to be inessential or peripheral to all levels of American education.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
European variations of the traditional caffe latte, such as the Dutch milchkaffee, the French cafe au lait, the Spanish cafe con leche or the Portuguese galao, are customarily served as part of breakfast at home.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for customarily
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Since 2022, the Irish have stationed a permanent police liaison officer in the Emirates, and have regularly flown senior police officers and political figures to the Emirates for meetings.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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My colleagues Jodi Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards, both longtime education reporters, used that list regularly in their work.—
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The courts in the past have held — and usually not framed in terms of DEI policies; this was prior to that term gaining currency — but courts have been skeptical about giving the FCC authority over Equal Employment Opportunity policies as a basis for license decisions.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The broad, strappy leaves of tulips have a waxy coating that gives them a blue-green color, with usually two to six leaves per plant.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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Ukrainian drones have routinely struck deep into Russian territory, hitting Russian military bases, oil refineries, and the Russian capital.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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In those sleepy unstaffed stations, passengers routinely board and the train starts moving again before the conductor ever makes contact or scans their tickets.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Colette, Mark Twain, and William Wordsworth all wrote habitually from bed, for reasons having to do with infirmity, comfort, and warding off distraction; Frida Kahlo painted self-portraits from bed, including the dreams that transcended her physical confinement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Going to the movies became something Americans did occasionally rather than habitually.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Though the Boston Tea Party is commonly assumed to have been about taxes, the tea in question had had its taxes reduced to help the East India Company.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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And though this work focused on just one polymer, a similar strategy could be used in other plastic types, including those commonly found in single-use plastics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Before the United States and Israel launched their attacks on Iran in late February about 3,000 vessels typically passed through the Strait of Hormuz each month, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The amendment was approved by the Aurora City Council on Tuesday as a part of the meeting’s consent agenda, which is typically reserved for routine or non-controversial items that are all approved with a single vote.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate normally, with no injuries reported on board, a United Airlines spokesperson said.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC news,
4 May 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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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McCann, a Republican up for reelection in November, would ordinarily sign measures passed by the council.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Frank Partsch, who served as editorial page editor of the Omaha World-Herald from 1982–2003, argued that the op-ed page has a primary duty to provide opinions not ordinarily found on the editorial page.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Customarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customarily. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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