as in often
in a frequent or repeated manner
She is often late leaving for work and routinely skips breakfast. An annual concert that routinely draws 20,000 attendees.
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Recent Examples of routinely
Yet politicians often effectively leverage fears to garner votes, and companies routinely market unnecessary products that promise protection from imagined or exaggerated harms.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Companions are helpful, sure, but their penchant for routinely losing their entire health bars is slightly disappointing.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Michigan Department of Corrections officials routinely deny Freedom of Information Act requests for video records, citing security concerns.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
President Obama’s office also routinely requested awards screeners (including La La Land and other Oscar contenders).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Companions are helpful, sure, but their penchant for routinely losing their entire health bars is slightly disappointing.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Michigan Department of Corrections officials routinely deny Freedom of Information Act requests for video records, citing security concerns.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
President Obama’s office also routinely requested awards screeners (including La La Land and other Oscar contenders).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for routinely
Adverb
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Ukraine needs a constant pipeline of weapons from its allies to defend against Russian barrages of missiles and drones – often several hundred in one night.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Try eating smaller meals more often to get the energy and nutrients your body needs.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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For some, the sweating, chills, and feelings of anxiety can happen more frequently, last longer or both.—
Marnie Goodfriend,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The union regularly receives financial disclosures from every club, but under the condition that the union keeps them confidential.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Considering how close Canadian fans were to witnessing Ohtani's greatness regularly, their strife and pain are understandable.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Though the serial killer in each installment of Scream is always revealed to be a different person, the phone voice has remained consistent since Jackson, now 65, took on the job back in 1996.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Drinkwitz has helped the Tigers get talented players and stay in contention, but Mizzou will always have a difficult path in the SEC.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Commerce writer Julia Harrison is usually a down pillow devotee, but Boll & Branch’s alternative fill might have swayed her to the other side.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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The 29th edition of the fest is showing off its usual rich selection of progressive programming to be sure, but in terms of emotion, one viewer told co-directors Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn, films here are usually more about getting angry or perhaps somber.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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States, and now nonstate actors, have been engaging in wars of various kinds almost constantly since World War II.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Reduce the heat to medium-high and pour in the hoisin mixture, stirring constantly until the beef is fully coated in sauce, about 1 minute.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Unlike warm-season grasses, cool-season grass seed is commonly used for overseeding and starting a new lawn.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Theodore Roosevelt builds West Wing (1902) Before it was officially known as the White House, the residence was commonly called the Executive Mansion or the President’s House.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The restructuring brings in regional chiefs and supervisors normally stationed at the nation's borders to carry out immigration arrests inside the country, a move representing a departure from traditional immigration enforcement structures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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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,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routinely. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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