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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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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
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
Not every teenager will have a polished answer ready, which is completely normal.
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Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Dr. Erika Rasure,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2026
With snowfall 60% below normal for the season through February in its home state of Colorado and low in neighboring Utah, Vail has seen skiers and snowboarders stay away in droves.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Having fought a violent war, much of it behind enemy lines, Charles Shelby is now embracing normality.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Adjective
The in-betweener who tries and tries to blend in, to be normal, to be cool, to be good, to be liked.
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Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
Not every teenager will have a polished answer ready, which is completely normal.
—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Noun
This has become the new normal for middle-income families, and even higher-income Americans are starting to fall behind on their bills.
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Dr. Erika Rasure,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2026
With snowfall 60% below normal for the season through February in its home state of Colorado and low in neighboring Utah, Vail has seen skiers and snowboarders stay away in droves.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
And, in the period since, a sense of normality has returned.
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Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Having fought a violent war, much of it behind enemy lines, Charles Shelby is now embracing normality.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normal
Adjective
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Lander also backs an ultra-wealth tax on individuals worth over $1 billion, as well as the Equal Tax Act, which matches tax rates for capital gains and ordinary income over $1 million.
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In 2022 long-term acute care hospitals accounted for 56 percent of screening detections and ordinary acute care hospitals for 25; by 2024 the proportions had inverted, to 36 and 51.
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Both Dayana Patino and her baby son Juan David Trujillo were in a stable condition on Sunday in hospital in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, AP reported.
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Four were listed in critical condition, and six others, including the driver, were listed in stable condition.
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Treatments start at $49, which is a bargain compared to typical pest control treatments that cost nearly three times that amount.
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The rules called for the combatants to square off with just eight paces between them — rather than the 20 or 30 paces typical of the time — and both men hit their targets.
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In 2023, the latest data available, metro Atlanta’s new diagnosis rate was more than double the national average, according to the AIDSVu project from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health.
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And the institutions built on treating people as averages started to lag behind a reality that no longer behaved that way.
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And because of the extreme concentration of wealth, the market’s rally is much more significant to the economy than usual — for good and bad.
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In fact, Iran has no intention of going back to business as usual in the strait, Noam Raydan, senior fellow at the Washington Institute think tank, wrote in a blog post on Friday.
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But someone was lucid enough to tie the knot that secured her to the mountain.
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Audiences peer into the heart of things, and the whole world suddenly becomes lucid.
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Its value proposition is strong since each trim comes with a long list of standard features.
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Under the standard plan, borrowers will have between 10 years and 25 years to repay their loans depending on the amount borrowed.
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This shift allows people to live more meaningfully, challenging youth-centric norms and contributing to future generations.
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Transaction volume has remained below historical norms, and higher borrowing costs have made pricing discipline more important for buyers seeking positive leverage.
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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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