as in usually
according to the usual course of things
ordinarily, I get off work at five, but this week I'm working late to meet a project deadline
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Led by Marcel Malanga's father, Christian Malanga, a Congolese political exile who ordinarily lived in Utah, the group of men attacked the home of a senior Congolese politician on May 19, 2024, before invading Kinshasa's sprawling presidential complex.
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Npr's International Desk, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
The dual-class effect: Meta as a case study In a standard single-class structure – where voting power tracks the amount of company equity a shareholder owns – someone seeking total control of a company must ordinarily spend a lot of money buying up shares, which also means assuming a lot of risk.
—Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The Wilson Center’s president is ordinarily appointed by the board of trustees, but members of the board were fired in recent weeks.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Antitrust claims ordinarily have a four-year statute of limitations, so class member players would likely include those who competed since 2021, and future ones would go until the date of final judgment in the case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Npr's International Desk, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
The dual-class effect: Meta as a case study In a standard single-class structure – where voting power tracks the amount of company equity a shareholder owns – someone seeking total control of a company must ordinarily spend a lot of money buying up shares, which also means assuming a lot of risk.
—Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
The Wilson Center’s president is ordinarily appointed by the board of trustees, but members of the board were fired in recent weeks.
—Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Antitrust claims ordinarily have a four-year statute of limitations, so class member players would likely include those who competed since 2021, and future ones would go until the date of final judgment in the case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordinarily
Adverb
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Larger electric grills and those meant for outdoor use usually have variable temperature controls.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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But the Eagles utterly overwhelmed the Chiefs’ line in the title game and thus rendered the usually wizardly Mahomes mortal in a 40-22 blowout that saw Kansas City go scoreless until 34 seconds remained in the third quarter.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Roman Catholic Church has about 1.3 billion members worldwide, and papal funerals typically draw millions of mourners to Rome.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Then official documents are filled out, the new pope is fitted with papal attire — there are typically three sets of garments at the ready — and the news is announced to the public.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Ordinarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordinarily. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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