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as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
that fateful day had begun just like any normal workday
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2
as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
if you run around screaming like that, no one will think you are normal
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
she has normal reading abilities for a child her age
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as in average
what is typical of a group, class, or series
a temperature chart showing the normals and extremes for various regions
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as in normalcy
the state or fact of being the way things usually are
the county slowly has returned to normality after a week of flash flooding
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Recent Examples of normal
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The decision to continue normal royal duties was more than just an example of British stoicism in the face of the monarchy’s biggest crisis in almost a century.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Abdulla Belhoul, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Temperatures will gradually warm into the 20s by Saturday afternoon, but that’s still about 20 degrees below normal for this time of year, the weather service said on social media.
—Kendrick Calfee
january 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Yet, though George, Charlotte, and Prince Louis are growing up in the royal fishbowl, the Prince and Princess of Wales also desire a modicum of privacy and normality for their three children.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
On the surface, Israel looks normal.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The decision to continue normal royal duties was more than just an example of British stoicism in the face of the monarchy’s biggest crisis in almost a century.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
This new normal is particularly evident in places actively shaping their economic future, such as Dubai.
—Abdulla Belhoul, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Temperatures will gradually warm into the 20s by Saturday afternoon, but that’s still about 20 degrees below normal for this time of year, the weather service said on social media.
—Kendrick Calfee
january 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
In real life or onscreen, the most glorious wigs in 2025 were the ones that called attention to that falsity rather than trying to blend into normality.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Yet, though George, Charlotte, and Prince Louis are growing up in the royal fishbowl, the Prince and Princess of Wales also desire a modicum of privacy and normality for their three children.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normal
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The sheriff’s department specifically requested footage that includes cars, traffic, people or pedestrians, or anything that feels out of the ordinary or important.—
Randi Kaye,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Slater’s former top deputy, who also left the Justice Department, publicly warned that antitrust decisions are being influenced by corporate lobbyists — not in the interest of ordinary Americans.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Rotating forward shifts body weight ahead of the center of support, making balance control more demanding and landings less stable.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Their journey from a fractious dynamic and rocky road to fraternal camaraderie was rooted in the fact that Shawn grew up in poverty, facing constant adversity, while Jack grew up in a stable household without wants.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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Given that a typical satellite payload is around 800 kg (1760 pounds), those prices were close to a billion dollars (in today’s dollars) per launch in the early days of spaceflight.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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By Sunday, the snowpack was at 73% of the typical level, per data from the California Department of Water Resources.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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As usual, Tkachuk was an effective agitator of and a menace to opponents in ways that don’t show up in the limited stats that Olympic hockey tracks.—
Chris Kudialis,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Burberry, after all, closes the fall 2026 season tomorrow with its usual celebs-in-trenches extravaganza.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2026
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Heldman and Nicholson’s lucid, intelligent script thus assigns characters very different, more nuanced motivations from those we are used to in iterations of this story.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Neuroscientist Karen Konkoly is a lucid dreamer.—
Carolyn Y. Johnson,
Washington Post,
17 Feb. 2026
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The report estimates that the average selling price of smartphones will rise 14% this year to an all-time high of $523, while manufacturers will no longer be able to make phones that cost less than $100.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The average price of new cars fluctuates in the span of a year, but in September, the average price of a new car surpassed $50,000—a record high, according to estimates by Kelley Blue Book.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Quintino’s parents, Gladys and Nelson Gonzalez, who lived in Laguna Niguel, were deported to Colombia in February 2025 after being detained by ICE during a routine check-in.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Castellanos had four fairly routine innings at first.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Unlike the city of Poway, which favors hitching posts over parking meters, San Diego has elected to ignore all rational analyses of parking fee options, in favor of looking at parking as a cash cow.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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In 2026, China’s luxury sector is more selective, rational, and emotionally discerning than ever.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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