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
California drivers routinely pay some of the highest gas prices in the nation.
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Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Trident routinely cooperates with any competent authority which requests information.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
While state law already grants oversight commissions subpoena power, requests for certain files have been routinely denied.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Researchers behind a new study say that the methods used to evaluate AI systems’ capabilities routinely oversell AI performance and lack scientific rigor.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Trident routinely cooperates with any competent authority which requests information.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
While state law already grants oversight commissions subpoena power, requests for certain files have been routinely denied.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Researchers behind a new study say that the methods used to evaluate AI systems’ capabilities routinely oversell AI performance and lack scientific rigor.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for routinely
Adverb
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As is often the case when Arsenal and Chelsea meet, this match had the potential to be one of those gloriously uninhibited conflicts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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According to Blair, the two members on shift would often organize alternative sleeping rotas that left just one individual with a straightforward password and all the power.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tragically, Putin’s blatant disregard for international law when invading and annexing Ukraine in 2022 is frequently compared to the American invasion of Iraq.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Install and regularly update strong antivirus software on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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We are all now widowed, but still get together regularly to enjoy plays, operas, dinners out and to celebrate each others’ birthdays.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Researchers also discovered that dark energy had not always been dominant, appearing to begin its rule and start speeding up the expansion of the universe around 5 billion years ago, or roughly 9 billion years after the Big Bang.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The best leaders question assumptions, reimagine progress and always keep humanity at their core.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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This is usually harmless and goes away when intake is reduced.—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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The conference dates back to 2016 and is usually held in Uruguay.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The issues began when Asuka constantly offered Sky help in her WWE Women's World Championship matches.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Expanding options for patients For people with high LDL cholesterol who may not respond sufficiently to commonly used treatments like statins alone, there is already the option to take injectable cholesterol-lowering PCSK9 inhibitors that are currently on the market.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Hunt gardens in the Talega enclave within the city of San Clemente, and praises his purple Polygala x dalmaisiana, commonly known as sweet pea shrub.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Yes, most grocery stores will operate normally on the holiday.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Yes, the airport is still open and operating normally.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routinely. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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