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
His Facebook page had shown occasional signs of normalcy.
—
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Grain prices have returned to normalcy after the pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war upset supply chains.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
However, the sport of baseball played a vital role in bringing normalcy back.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Fleeting waves of normalcy in a sea of confusion.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Grain prices have returned to normalcy after the pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war upset supply chains.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
However, the sport of baseball played a vital role in bringing normalcy back.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Fleeting waves of normalcy in a sea of confusion.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for normalcy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalcy
normality
Noun
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Strength in this area transcends all career levels and separates excellence from normality.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Omar’s office is characterized by pristine normality — with its glass walls and desktop computers, its phones and its headsets.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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