customarily

adverb

Definition of customarilynext
as in regularly

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Recent Examples of customarily Through 50 games, the Cleveland Guardians sit atop the AL Central, with a 28-22 record, a competent offense and a customarily steady pitching staff. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for customarily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customarily
  1. regularly
  2. usually
  3. routinely
  4. habitually
  5. commonly
  6. typically
  7. normally
  8. ordinarily
Adverb
  • However, in the present, start fining the people who regularly use the high-occupancy lanes with a sole driver in it.
    — Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Though 16 state legislative and county elections are uncontested, two are receiving a lot of attention with television commercials — mostly on the Democratic side — regularly showing on local airwaves.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of regularly
Adverb
  • Because of that, many, many people are dying without access to the food usually provided by USAID.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • History suggests that Democrats will gain seats, as the party in power usually cedes representation in the midterms.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of usually
Adverb
  • The industry routinely promises that plants like this one, called Quest, capture at least 90% of emissions.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The reduction also means deputies assigned to Live Oak will no longer routinely respond to 55 types of calls across three priority levels.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of routinely
Adverb
  • This was after accounting for factors including age, smoking, physical activity, body weight and existing medical conditions — though nonsmokers who habitually consumed tea and had high physical activity had the lowest cardiovascularrisk.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In Aaron Sorkin’s new thriller, the fictional Haugen — who, like her nonfictional counterpart, leaks thousands of documents to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz — habitually dons the accessories.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of habitually
Adverb
  • According to Shelley, the smaller vessels exploit those challenges while using tactics commonly associated with Iran’s ghost fleet.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Adult house centipedes have 30 legs, while commonly encountered millipedes typically have about 60 to 400.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of commonly
Adverb
  • Democrats had long been the favorites to retake the House given the political headwinds that typically face the party in power and only needed a few seats due to the narrow Republican majority in the first place.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Boise proper is reliably blue, and the rest of the county typically breaks red.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of typically
Adverb
  • Minor flood impacts are possible during high tides with water flowing over normally dry sand and to lower parking lots or paths.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The speed a person normally walks could offer a simple clue about their overall health and longevity, new research suggests.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of normally
Adverb
  • The city ordinarily inspects its infrastructure annually as part of its capital improvement planning process.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Introductions that ordinarily would have happened at receptions took place on Zoom.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
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