NORMALLY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

normally

adverb

Definition of normally

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 The results from the EEG session independently confirmed that, with alpha-band activity (normally a marker of the brain gating visual input) reduced by nearly half. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026 The Panama Canal Authority said operations were continuing normally along the global trade route. — Aris Mariota, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Storage facilities across both Ukraine and Russia are filled with millions of tons of produce that would normally be sent to Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa — but are instead trapped in the warring countries. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 Lee said that under tight budgets and schedules, those scenes would normally have had to be dropped. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 With overtaking not normally allowed on a formation lap, third-place Kimi Antonelli waited behind Lewis Hamilton's slow-moving Ferrari as the Italian team scrambled to solve a software issue. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 That meant the model could determine things such as its surroundings, quest progress, and available targets without ever receiving the visual information a human player normally relies on. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026 There is an important trade-off — this isn't normally a prolific shower. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Those around her unzip their tents after a night of little sleep on a square normally crowded with tourists. — Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

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Method acting is a technique in which an actor embodies a character absolutely, usually both on- and off-camera, for months at a time (and sometimes, as in the curious case of Austin Butler’s Elvis accent, beyond the project itself).

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Petals can be vivid blue, white, or purple; the center of each flower is usually yellow or yellowish green.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

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Democrats have circled Alaska, a typically reliable Republican state, as a winnable seat in their bid to flip the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Supermarkets typically use central control panels to manage multiple refrigeration units.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026

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