customarily

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Recent Examples of customarily If the bill becomes law, the treasury secretary will have 90 days to provide lawmakers with a list of occupations that customarily received tips as of December 31, 2023. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 Sticking to equities such as broad market index funds and growth stocks, combined with consistent contributions, is customarily more effective than market timing. Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 Children customarily go out into the fields and play with imitation bows and arrows. Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025 Indeed, generative AI is customarily based on and referred to as large language models or LLMs. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for customarily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customarily
Adverb
  • These plates had to be moved regularly as the glaciers continued to retreat.
    Sarah Boon June 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • But three attorneys who regularly visit the facility said their clients have consistently described sleeping on floors or in plastic containers fitted with thin mats.
    Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Adverb
  • There were usually ten girls and ten boys to start with, but now, as the girls outnumbered the boys, one of us would be gone by tomorrow.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • While spending time with family and friends is on our to-do list, there’s usually one unwanted visitor who shows up at every party—the mosquito.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 24 June 2025
Adverb
  • Organizations excelling in these areas routinely experience higher retention rates.
    Ryan Hohman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Under the 1873 Comstock Act and similar state laws, for example, people were routinely jailed for selling erotic literature or nude art, even works that are now widely considered masterpieces.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2025
Adverb
  • While Mbeumo was typically listed as a right winger and defended in that position, he was directed to move inside and play on the opposition’s defensive line when Brentford had attacking opportunities, allowing Wissa to drop deeper and help with the build-up.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • Unlike a gig, which is often piecemeal, bridge jobs are typically structured roles with some level of consistency or benefits.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Adverb
  • In the weeks since Trigg's death, the Kiser family has pushed to conceal records that would ordinarily be public; Emilie Kiser filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of such records on May 27.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • Padilla ordinarily is a very polite guy, extraordinary civil — calm, soft-spoken, the opposite of an aggressive loudmouth.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Adverb
  • Holland presided over more than a quarter-century of drafts with the Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers, and they were generally held in one place, with everyone from the executives doing the drafting to the players being drafted on site.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • The industry has generally hovered around a 5% failure rate since 2000, with Data Center Dynamics reporting that there have been only 165 claims for more than $10 million across the history of the industry.
    Tom Brown, Space.com, 28 June 2025

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