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noun (1)

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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normality

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noun (2)

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Recent Examples of normal
Adjective
Results revealed that insects that fed on isoprene leaves showed stunted growth, likely stemming from digestive problems triggered by exposure to the chemical, unlike those that munched on the normal leaves. Jay Kakade june 30, New Atlas, 30 June 2025 As with insulin, people with type 2 diabetes do not produce normal amounts of amylin. Kathleen Daly, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
Noun
The bottom line is that nearly four years into this new normal in college football, NFL teams are still trying to master a transfer landscape that isn’t going away. Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 That might well be the new normal for Toronto, Sundance and Cannes. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for normal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normal
Adjective
  • Unlike ordinary memory supplements, Neuriva Memory 3D has clinically tested ingredients to support three dimensions of memory: short-term, long-term and working.
    Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Her exercises, lifted from decades of performance scores, are designed to turn ordinary acts into meditative rituals.
    Ellen O'Connell Whittet June 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Medics took the two men to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Brooklyn Methodist in stable condition.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
  • One of the victims was in critical condition and the other was in stable condition, McCarty said.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Though on the surface the blazing, barking vocals and triple-time speed of the track are seemingly at odds with the Foos’ typical mix of pop hooks and radio-friendly rock, the cover makes perfect sense given Grohl’s punk rock pedigree.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 July 2025
  • This training teaches us to be present in the midst of the chaos of a typical day.
    Janice Marturano, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Both are now visible to the naked eye to observers in the Southern Hemisphere and are currently shining millions of times brighter than usual.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • House Republicans were hit After the most contentious legislative session in DeSantis’ history, state lawmakers were bracing for the governor to use more ink than usual with the veto pen.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • But the idea of an algorithm, which is as prone to generate nonsense as anything lucid, representing a deceased person’s thoughts or behaviors seems terrifying.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
  • These treatments can help people maintain their independence longer and make the most of their lucid years.
    Jim Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • The ground in south Florida has been, on average, 81.8 per cent full during its six games hosted so far.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • It’s almost always detected via a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, a screening blood test that most men undergo every couple of years or so starting around age 50 for those with average risk.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • It’s almost always detected via a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, a screening blood test that most men undergo every couple of years or so starting around age 50 for those with average risk.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 27 June 2025
  • But even with those changes, the core of my routine remains.
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Eventually, this bargain approach is vindicated by returns as rational pricing returns to markets.
    James Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • No rational business is going to make long-term investments in American manufacturing based on such transient policies.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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