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
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
And normally, the next step would fall to the CDC’s expert vaccine advisory panel, known as ACIP, which guides the agency’s recommendations for which Americans should take those shots.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
VanEmburgh has been painting for five years and mainly works with acrylics on larger canvases, normally 40 inches by 70 or 80 inches and paints in several layers.
—Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Humidity has a dampening effect on wildfires, which normally helps protect the Amazon.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
After the raids, the quinceañera shops, normally packed with girls and doting mothers on weekends, often sat empty.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Most restaurants, however, continued to operate normally — at least for those who would venture out to them.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Best Wayfair Indoor Furniture Deals While quality indoor furniture normally requires a big budget, these clearance deals give you the chance to snag big-ticket items, like plush seating and roomy dressers, for less.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
No capsule wardrobe is complete without a simple white tee, and Rag and Bone is the perfect place to start for elevated, high-quality basics that normally make their steep price tags worth it.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026
And normally, the next step would fall to the CDC’s expert vaccine advisory panel, known as ACIP, which guides the agency’s recommendations for which Americans should take those shots.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
VanEmburgh has been painting for five years and mainly works with acrylics on larger canvases, normally 40 inches by 70 or 80 inches and paints in several layers.
—Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
Humidity has a dampening effect on wildfires, which normally helps protect the Amazon.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
After the raids, the quinceañera shops, normally packed with girls and doting mothers on weekends, often sat empty.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Most restaurants, however, continued to operate normally — at least for those who would venture out to them.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Best Wayfair Indoor Furniture Deals While quality indoor furniture normally requires a big budget, these clearance deals give you the chance to snag big-ticket items, like plush seating and roomy dressers, for less.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
No capsule wardrobe is complete without a simple white tee, and Rag and Bone is the perfect place to start for elevated, high-quality basics that normally make their steep price tags worth it.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normally
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That year, even major characters and first-person narrators wound up dead, killed by strangers or friends or family members, often by parents, or serial murderers, or in accidents, usually right at the end at the story, no warning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Of the two major gay neighborhoods in Seoul, tourists usually went to flashy, clubby Itaewon.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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In this book Ginzburg follows the story of Menocchio, a miller from Friuli, a man of modest means and limited historical impact compared to the major players and large-scale events that typically dominate our explorations of the past.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The World Cup typically takes over its host country and turns it into FIFA’s idealized state for the four- or five-week tournament, becoming a unifying global celebration of sport.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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“Normally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normally. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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