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
For students like Adwad and Kumar, the hope is that electricity and a sense of normalcy return quickly as finals approach.
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Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Oil prices have started to slip — but not necessarily for reasons that suggest a return to market normalcy.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Amid what seems like constant change in golf, the Masters brings a degree of normalcy as golf's rite of spring and for many, the true opening week of the sport.
—Doug Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
William appreciated their involvement beyond measure, enjoying their company and the normalcy of the environment, whatever the circumstance.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Oil prices have started to slip — but not necessarily for reasons that suggest a return to market normalcy.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Amid what seems like constant change in golf, the Masters brings a degree of normalcy as golf's rite of spring and for many, the true opening week of the sport.
—Doug Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026
William appreciated their involvement beyond measure, enjoying their company and the normalcy of the environment, whatever the circumstance.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalcy
normality
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Two weeks into the shaky, uncertain ceasefire, a form of normality has returned to the streets of Tehran.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
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Clearly, commercial shipping companies (specifically their insurers) will be hesitant to return to normality.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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