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
Some parents said the sudden shift back to normalcy was difficult to adjust to after the days of evacuations, especially for families staying as far away as Palm Springs.
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Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
But in the moment, what most impressed me was its normalcy.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Algorithms reward novelty, not normalcy.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Even so, the Palestinians who were displaced by the establishment of the state of Israel deserve a chance at freedom and normalcy, too.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
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Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
But in the moment, what most impressed me was its normalcy.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Algorithms reward novelty, not normalcy.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Even so, the Palestinians who were displaced by the establishment of the state of Israel deserve a chance at freedom and normalcy, too.
—Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalcy
normality
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But normality is gauged by behavior, an individual’s social life.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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And, in the period since, a sense of normality has returned.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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