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 normality
Strength in this area transcends all career levels and separates excellence from normality.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Omar’s office is characterized by pristine normality — with its glass walls and desktop computers, its phones and its headsets.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
The community responds exactly how they’re supposed to respond, based on their perception of reality, their environmental normality, their foundational roots, and frameworks around family and community.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Omar’s office is characterized by pristine normality — with its glass walls and desktop computers, its phones and its headsets.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
The community responds exactly how they’re supposed to respond, based on their perception of reality, their environmental normality, their foundational roots, and frameworks around family and community.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normality
Noun
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Fleeting waves of normalcy in a sea of confusion.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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That background lends her work an unvarnished normalcy.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ross kept this regime status quo at the end of last season, and then put his wallet away.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Set on a white-run construction site in West Africa, the story follows an edgy foreman anxiously awaiting his bride, whose presence meets resistance from a cocksure engineer clinging to the hyper-masculine status quo.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rinse thoroughly before moving through your routine.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The best way to keep your shower mold-free is to stick to a weekly cleaning routine that consists of wiping down the surface with cleaners and wiping the shower dry after each use.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Normality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normality. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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