normality

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Recent Examples of normality Sometimes there’s no need to look any further than normality. Time, Time, 26 June 2026 Oil prices fell to their lowest level since the US-Israel war with Iran, as growing signs of a tentative return to normality through the Strait of Hormuz soothed markets. Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 June 2026 The second payment comes when expectations come back to normality. Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 But normality is gauged by behavior, an individual’s social life. Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026 And, in the period since, a sense of normality has returned. 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 The tariff refunds will help businesses get back to some semblance of normality. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Chloe Claudel, picking up on that thread, directs the play in a cleverly glitchy mode, giving you normality with sudden, jolting gestures that move it into territory that’s unsettling, hilarious, or oddly serene. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normality
Noun
  • Despite the celebrity glitz surrounding their relationship, Kelce got candid on the normalcy of his romance with Swift in a September 2025 interview with GQ.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Following the fall of Poland in September 1939, and before Germany invaded Denmark and Norway in April 1940, the absence of sustained military operations created the illusion of normalcy.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Despite the years of Sturm und Drang about pandemic origins, and the wholesale adoption of the lab-leak theory by the party that controls both Congress and the White House, a shaky status quo still persists in biosafety.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • But that document alone can’t obviate constitutional provisions a future government might invoke to return to an earlier status quo that’s more favorable to Moscow (and by extension Beijing), and adversarial to everyone else.
    Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Simplify your week with easy-to-prep meals and fresh ingredients, delivered for a price that fits into your busy, real-world routine.
    Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • That said, the actress has a few staples in her routine that help enhance her glowy, youthful appearance.
    Grace Scollo, InStyle, 4 July 2026

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“Normality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normality. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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