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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
Anthony Pahnke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
In recent matches, Manu Garcia has played deeper than normal (for him), while Shapi Suleymanov has been deputized as a bit of a connector and transition outlet.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Nathan Diller, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, municipal courts around the state are adjusting to a new normal after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state statute would allow for the same offenses.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 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
Tucked inside the 2026 Farm Bill is a provision that would reimburse farmers 90% of the cost of adopting AI and precision agriculture technologies — 15 percentage points above the normal EQIP cap.
—Anthony Pahnke, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
In recent matches, Manu Garcia has played deeper than normal (for him), while Shapi Suleymanov has been deputized as a bit of a connector and transition outlet.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
Mega-ships can often feel like the new normal across the industry.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, municipal courts around the state are adjusting to a new normal after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state statute would allow for the same offenses.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 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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From Ireland to Indonesia, there’s nothing ordinary, or forgettable, about these eight hotel beds where architectural inspiration and sweet slumbers collide.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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The expectation in Washington was that ordinary Cubans, once given a spark, would rise up and overthrow Castro, weakening Soviet influence in the Western Hemisphere.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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With a high, stable energy supply, the ship could support a larger number of these power-hungry containers, giving operators greater flexibility to handle cargo demand.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Obituaries, property records and data broker profiles can quietly reveal life changes that make someone appear financially stable yet emotionally vulnerable.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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While most missing items are typical things that people travel with like cellphones, backpacks and glasses, Diaz said there have been a number of unique items turned in, including a prosthetic leg, musical instruments, 55-inch-screen TVs and large generators.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Concerns have focused in particular on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Iran's coast that a fifth of the world's oil sails through on a typical day.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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China’s consumer-price growth accelerated to the quickest in over three years and factory deflation moderated again, after a rally in energy markets and as household spending boomed during a later-than-usual Lunar New Year holiday.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Even with a chunk of its usual rotation out, the Heat’s depth was still on display.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Even now, the Declaration of Sentiments is a lucid and audacious document.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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These are, at their core, deeply moving stories of women made to suffer quietly across multiple generations, thanks to a cultural war that was lost long before the Dobbs decision; the adults who explain this to the camera have lucid political outlooks, just as the movie does.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Cowboys will be hoping for a turnaround for a defense that was the only unit in the NFL to yield an average 30 or more points per game.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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Russia's daily revenue from oil sales during the Iran conflict, which has brought a sharp increase in the price of crude, has been on average 14% higher than in February, according to the nonprofit Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.—
HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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The American Academy of Pediatrics doesn't recommend routine use of leucovorin for autistic children, including those with the brain condition known as cerebral folate deficiency.—
MATTHEW PERRONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Others defended it as routine groundwork for a complicated decision.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The business side of football will feel perfectly rational.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Austen would have advocated for a more rational and supportive understanding of women’s bodies in health and illness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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