normality

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Recent Examples of normality The crimson hue that may have been visible at the height of the eclipse will gradually fade as the crescent of the lunar disk exposed to direct sunlight grows, and normality reasserts itself over the natural satellite. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 By the time the world returned to relative normality, her priorities had shifted. Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026 But coming out of a pandemic that had robbed players of normality, a few days extra at the best tournaments felt doable, given the financial payoff. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026 In Season 2, the Klatts are finally getting back to normality until Wanda is caught seemingly red-handed standing over a dead body. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normality
Noun
  • The ones who stayed did their best to get back to some sort of normalcy.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This fascinatingly banal aftermath forces the reader to confront the normalcy of such horror in a world where approximately seven per cent of American adults have been at the scene of a mass shooting.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Clandestine action begets retribution, which begets chaos — the only status quo Central Intelligence has ever known.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Remarkably, Else concludes Frenchman Flat on a note of ambivalence about this unstable status quo.
    Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Suddenly, the breezy slips, casual flip-flops, and lightweight separates of summer no longer fit into fall’s busy daily routine.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • At immigration check-ins, new routines unfold Samba Diallo rode in the passenger seat, a red folder containing his immigration paperwork on his lap.
    Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Normality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normality. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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