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
Especially when a tickling need for some sort of normalcy runs straight into the abnormalcy of success.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
The family’s confidants, real and imagined, insist on both their normalcy and their otherworldly grace.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
And her schedule can veer from collegiate normalcy to global celebrity in a matter of hours.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
In the month since the January attack, life in the country has returned to a semblance of normalcy, with more activity on the street — and more chatter about the rapid pace in which changes are taking place.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
The family’s confidants, real and imagined, insist on both their normalcy and their otherworldly grace.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
And her schedule can veer from collegiate normalcy to global celebrity in a matter of hours.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
In the month since the January attack, life in the country has returned to a semblance of normalcy, with more activity on the street — and more chatter about the rapid pace in which changes are taking place.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 11 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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