as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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Recent Examples of normalcy
But Dubai schools are back in session and things seem to be moving back toward normalcy.
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Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
But the sense of relief and the sense of trying to find a new normalcy were prevalent.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Since then, McCrory has done his best to maintain an air of normalcy.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
The hedonistic escape of the album is rooted in the time Styles spent embracing a sense of normalcy for the first time following the conclusion of the extensive Love on Tour.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026
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Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
But the sense of relief and the sense of trying to find a new normalcy were prevalent.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Since then, McCrory has done his best to maintain an air of normalcy.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
The hedonistic escape of the album is rooted in the time Styles spent embracing a sense of normalcy for the first time following the conclusion of the extensive Love on Tour.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalcy
normality
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Away from the track, Friedrich is a working police officer, adding an air of normality to an all-time great athlete.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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But after such an odd week to start F1’s on-track running in 2026, some normality will resume in two weeks at the first Bahrain test.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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