as in usually
according to the usual course of things
normally I go to my health club after work, but today I'm giving myself a break
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Recent Examples of normally
Although parking is heavily restricted, the T will operate mostly normally.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Of particular concern is the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway off Iran, where more than 20% of the world's oil supply normally passes.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil trade normally passes through the strait, and the global energy crisis threatened to deepen as the war is now in its eighth week.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The confrontation has raised fears of further escalation in a waterway that normally carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.
—Gemma Fox, Time, 19 Apr. 2026
Sanjar and other biologists don gloves and gingerly place a somewhat docile possum in a harness normally used by dog groomers when trimming nails.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil trade normally passes through the strait, along with critical supplies of fertilizer for the world’s farmers, natural gas and humanitarian supplies for places in dire need like Afghanistan and Sudan.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Instead, chloride seemed to get stuck inside their cells, which was drawing water out of the airways and out of the lungs’ normally fluid mucus.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Of particular concern is the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway off Iran, where more than 20% of the world's oil supply normally passes.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil trade normally passes through the strait, and the global energy crisis threatened to deepen as the war is now in its eighth week.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
The confrontation has raised fears of further escalation in a waterway that normally carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.
—Gemma Fox, Time, 19 Apr. 2026
Sanjar and other biologists don gloves and gingerly place a somewhat docile possum in a harness normally used by dog groomers when trimming nails.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil trade normally passes through the strait, along with critical supplies of fertilizer for the world’s farmers, natural gas and humanitarian supplies for places in dire need like Afghanistan and Sudan.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Instead, chloride seemed to get stuck inside their cells, which was drawing water out of the airways and out of the lungs’ normally fluid mucus.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normally
Adverb
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The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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Though companion planting for garlic usually focuses on the benefits garlic offers to other plants, is also works in the other direction.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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These conditions typically begin about two days after the child has been exposed to rotavirus but could last between three and nine days.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to the Iranian news agency Fars, which is closely linked with its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Iran typically exports around $13 billion worth of petrochemical products every year.—
April 16,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Normally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normally. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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