as in usually
according to the usual course of things
he said he had no interest in adopting any of the puppies until, natch, one leapt into his arms and began licking his face
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Adverb
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Phoenix on Halloween averages a high of 83 degrees and a low of 60, usually with no rain, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Shiina points out that Lee Sang-il’s Kokuho, which is Japan’s Oscars submission, stunned the industry by grossing $107m at the Japanese box office earlier this year, the kind of business usually only achieved by hot anime titles.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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,
21 Oct. 2025
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The 189 passengers deplaned normally upon their return to Los Angeles and were put on another flight to Utah.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Interim coaches typically have an uphill battle to remain the head coach long-term.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The beans are typically piled in wooden boxes or baskets, in which bacteria and fungi break down the beans’ pulpy coating, producing chemicals that generate flavor precursors within the beans.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Natch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natch. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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