ROUTINELY Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

routinely

adverb

Definition of routinely

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 Once directors routinely begin solving problems management should own, accountability starts moving in the wrong direction. — David Ribott, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 My middle sibling has routinely been to the home of our youngest sibling to pick up a niece for childcare. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 NordVPN security researchers identified the threat circulating on GitHub, a website software developers routinely use to post open-source projects. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 Systemic change requires systemic action, yet misaligned economic incentives, competing data demands and incompatible timelines routinely bog down implementation. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for routinely

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In decades past, independent reports have found that the LAPD’s investigations of domestic violence allegations against its officers have often fallen short.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Trailblazer Tomoka Nishiyama has become the first female kishi – a professional player of shogi, a Japanese board game often compared to chess.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of often

Adverb

The doc’s soundtrack includes dozens of bands the station frequently played, including Bikini Kill, Rage Against the Machine, Elliott Smith, Mudhoney, and Fugazi, who rarely license their music.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
Eli, who is now 7, has been asking more frequently about how his father died, Olguin said.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of frequently

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All Points East takes place annually in east London’s Victoria Park and regularly hosts massive outdoor gigs by a diverse bill.

— Thomas Smith, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026
Research suggests that regularly taking saffron supplements can reduce the amount of C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammation marker, in the blood.

— Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of regularly

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MacMahon transformed Ramanujan’s formulas into two kinds of partitions that looked nothing alike, but whose counts always came out identical.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
The Austin ensemble makes minimalism feel enveloping and unruly on its latest record, where new melodic details are always emerging from a swarming mass of sound.

— Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of always

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Products commonly used include Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, Jeuveau and Daxxify.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
The concept could eventually be considered for future Chinese combat aircraft, including the J-20 and next-gen designs commonly referred to as the J-36 and J-50.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of commonly

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While Barlow normally kept her car meticulously clean, Kramer said the recovered vehicle had been completely trashed inside and looked as though it had been driven under a fence.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Both parties are spending on campaigns in Republican area that normally would not be competitive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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