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as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
that fateful day had begun just like any normal workday
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as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
if you run around screaming like that, no one will think you are normal
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
she has normal reading abilities for a child her age
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as in average
what is typical of a group, class, or series
a temperature chart showing the normals and extremes for various regions
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Recent Examples of normal
Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The results are limited to changes in normal brain aging, not Alzheimer's disease.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 28 July 2025
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
For McClain, a colonel and Master Army aviator, that means adapting to a new normal of living and working in space.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Adjective
Dangerously high heat will settle in over Phoenix this week, with high temperatures more than 10 degrees above normal and easily above old records.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The results are limited to changes in normal brain aging, not Alzheimer's disease.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 28 July 2025
Noun
Darvish update Darvish is working his way back and figuring out how to work in his new normal.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
For McClain, a colonel and Master Army aviator, that means adapting to a new normal of living and working in space.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 18 May 2025
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Ultimately, through saving each other, Seong-A and Gyeon-U reclaim their humanity and return to an ordinary life of youth.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s trade wars are also putting a strain on the economy, forcing ordinary Americans to pay tariff taxes on everything from cars to zucchinis.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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Travelers are advised to consider alternative itineraries, focusing on stable routes and refundable connections, and to maintain thorough records of expenses and communication with the airline.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Younger people are lonelier – many of them have trouble finding stable friendships and are unable to find a romantic partner.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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The company has a high cash burn rate and a very small revenue base, which is typical for a business in a nascent industry.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The path this system takes, as is typical with many developing tropical systems, rests with a weather feature known as the Bermuda High, a key steering mechanism that often decides the fate of hurricanes.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Europe is meanwhile known to be warming faster than any other continent, at twice the speed of the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
13 Aug. 2025
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In July 2024, the daily average was 29.9 vessels as the canal had just returned to normal conditions.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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The band pivoted away from its usual production partners, and instead linked up with indie powerhouse Catherine Marks, who recently won a Grammy for her production on Boygenius’ 2023 album The Record.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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The other Sisters and senior novices—including Sister Yoshi—would go out on their usual factory chaperone duties with their student groups after the dismissal of the chōrei assembly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Castillo’s prose is luminous and lucid, balancing humor and emotion with wicked aplomb.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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One minute, your mom is lucid and chatty—the same as every other day.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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To explain, the original and main line for previous Armored Core kits from Kotobukiya was the standard Variable Infinity series of kits.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Determining the fate of the equity held by McKenna, who died in 2023, was not a standard NFL stake sale.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Edgewater’s new coach Patrick Browning showed the multiple offensive sets the Eagles will be using this season, which included line-of-scrimmage shifts similar to those Rick Darlington has made his norm in his single-win offense now at DeLand and in the past at Apopka.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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The societal norms imposed on women in the early 20th century manifest in Matilde’s worries about what those around them might think about Frida’s unconventional behavior and professional aspirations.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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