normally

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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. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025 The 189 passengers deplaned normally upon their return to Los Angeles and were put on another flight to Utah. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 And the housing shortage has spread beyond coastal cities normally dominated by Democrats to rural areas in Republican strongholds. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025 Earlier this month, more than 23,000 flights were delayed over a week, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said 53% of flight delays were due to staffing issues, compared with 5% normally, but staffing issues have largely improved over the last week. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025 One of the things people are normally scared when doing this type of trilogy and being in this type of project is that you can get boxed into this type of YA projects, romance and that type of stuff. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025 Marking the first full moon of every Lunar New Year—normally during February or March—lantern releases are held in rural villages of the Pingxi District, including Jingtong, Nanshan, and Shifen, where the largest event takes place. Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025 That’s something developers normally have to do, which is millions of dollars; miniature golf makes no money. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025 The Broncos’ unit just normally does more. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normally
Adverb
  • Phoenix on Halloween averages a high of 83 degrees and a low of 60, usually with no rain, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Shiina points out that Lee Sang-il’s Kokuho, which is Japan’s Oscars submission, stunned the industry by grossing $107m at the Japanese box office earlier this year, the kind of business usually only achieved by hot anime titles.
    Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Interim coaches typically have an uphill battle to remain the head coach long-term.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The beans are typically piled in wooden boxes or baskets, in which bacteria and fungi break down the beans’ pulpy coating, producing chemicals that generate flavor precursors within the beans.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025

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