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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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Standing firm over Newcastle’s approaches for Jorgen Strand Larsen was an impressive show of nerve in an industry where players and buying clubs normally get their way.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
According to a report from FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass, open teams receive typically 20-30% of what a team normally would get on any individual race weekend.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
As the images progress, the left pupil shrinks to a narrow black speck while the right eye remains normally dilated, giving the feline an unmistakably lopsided expression.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The pass, which normally sells for $599, is currently on sale for $299.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
When there is no repayment agreement in place, landlords normally must provide tenants 30 days’ notice for most lease violations before filing eviction cases in court.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
In this metaphor, Peter himself is, of course, Kavalier, a precocious trillionaire with a Roman Roy-like reluctance to sit normally in a chair or even wear shoes.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The slipper limpet normally lives in stacks of up to 12 individuals, with the largest at the bottom and increasingly smaller animals on each other’s backs.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Standing firm over Newcastle’s approaches for Jorgen Strand Larsen was an impressive show of nerve in an industry where players and buying clubs normally get their way.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
According to a report from FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass, open teams receive typically 20-30% of what a team normally would get on any individual race weekend.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
As the images progress, the left pupil shrinks to a narrow black speck while the right eye remains normally dilated, giving the feline an unmistakably lopsided expression.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The pass, which normally sells for $599, is currently on sale for $299.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
When there is no repayment agreement in place, landlords normally must provide tenants 30 days’ notice for most lease violations before filing eviction cases in court.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
In this metaphor, Peter himself is, of course, Kavalier, a precocious trillionaire with a Roman Roy-like reluctance to sit normally in a chair or even wear shoes.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
The slipper limpet normally lives in stacks of up to 12 individuals, with the largest at the bottom and increasingly smaller animals on each other’s backs.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normally
Adverb
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Similar complaints were made in the 1990s and 2000s building boom that led to a series of functional stadia springing up across the UK, usually complete with bare breeze block walls that gave a pre-match pint on the concourse all the appeal of an evening spent down the local multi-story car park.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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If you’re tempted, act fast because Amazon prices like this usually won't hang around.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Butler never imagined Zimmerer – a typically non-spontaneous person – would drop everything to book a flight and travel more than 1,500 miles from Nebraska to be there.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sandy soils, on the other hand, drain faster and are typically tested once every 2 to 3 years.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Normally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normally. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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