as in norms
what is typical of a group, class, or series
a temperature chart showing the normals and extremes for various regions
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Recent Examples of normals
The surge of metal into the US pushed the London market into a full blown squeeze in October, and borrowing costs there still remain well above their normals levels of close to zero.
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Jack Ryan, Bloomberg, 29 Dec. 2025
By next Wednesday through Friday, temperatures will be closer to seasonal normals, ranging from 48 degrees to 53 degrees.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Temperatures could cool slightly and trend closer to seasonal normals.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Otherwise, things should be mainly dry with temperatures close to seasonal normals.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
These temperature and precipitation deviations are based on averages (or normals) derived from data provided by government meteorological agencies, data that is updated every ten years, still the Old Farmer’s Almanac claims only 80 percent accuracy.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 2 Oct. 2025
Tag fighting names are beloved for their chaotic natures, which see multiple characters popping normals, specials, or supers, and Invincible VS is no different.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Jack Ryan, Bloomberg, 29 Dec. 2025
By next Wednesday through Friday, temperatures will be closer to seasonal normals, ranging from 48 degrees to 53 degrees.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
Temperatures could cool slightly and trend closer to seasonal normals.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Otherwise, things should be mainly dry with temperatures close to seasonal normals.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
These temperature and precipitation deviations are based on averages (or normals) derived from data provided by government meteorological agencies, data that is updated every ten years, still the Old Farmer’s Almanac claims only 80 percent accuracy.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 2 Oct. 2025
Tag fighting names are beloved for their chaotic natures, which see multiple characters popping normals, specials, or supers, and Invincible VS is no different.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normals
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Democracies can invest in the tools and norms that preserve open access to space, or the rules will be written by those who do not answer to the public.—
Alexander Görlach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Saints linebacker Demario Davis said that, inside locker rooms, attitudes have largely returned to pre-COVID norms.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With the chances of a Fed rate cut at the central bank's next meeting currently low, however, these averages aren't likely to change much further (barring major developments).—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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According to the Higher Education Research Institute, in 2024, 84% of students in its survey of freshmen at four-year bachelor’s degree-granting universities had A averages in high school.—
David Blobaum,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Capping those rates could backfire, resulting in significantly stricter lending standards and making credit unavailable to lower-income people or those with lower credit scores.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Normals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normals. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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