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 Until Graham Platner’s Maine Senate campaign exploded in disgrace, Platner was routinely cast as a son of privilege playing Carhartt dress-up. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026 As a result, partisans of the political left and right routinely use allegations of plagiarism to vilify their ideological adversaries. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 The 99-year lease requires the USTA to share revenue with the city and pay for its own infrastructure, an unheard of arrangement today, when sports franchises routinely extort the government for subsidies and tax breaks. — Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026 McCain has often spoken out against the British royal family and Markle, in particular, routinely criticizing her on the Happy Hour talk series during the 2025 release of Markle’s docuseries With Love, Meghan. — Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for routinely

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Adverb

Our first feature profile this week focuses on Cristiano Ronaldo, often referred to simply as CR7.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
One of her biggest gripes is how often the beauty industry flogs acidic products to control oil production when women are experiencing hormonal imbalance.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of often

Adverb

From the late 1990s on, Parton recognized that her hitmaking days were behind her, and frequently returned to songs and sounds associated with the pleasures and hardships of her mountain youth.

— Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
The house has always been a staple of the neighborhood, frequently hosting parties and welcoming all during the neighborhood’s annual winter house tours.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of frequently

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Guzman Soto was quiet, reserved and religious and regularly attended local church groups and Bible studies, a 32-year-old neighbor who declined to give his name said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
Since his father was a British navy chaplain, his family moved regularly, and with that came an acute sense of place.

— Irene Borger, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of regularly

Adverb

Top Gear has not been on air since 2022, but a return was always likely, given the BBC Studios franchise is too big to leave in the garage.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Winter Park High School athletic director Charlie Battaglini said the city of Winter Park, with a proud link to its schools, has always played a big role in the Wildcats’ record-setting stack of state all-sports championships.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of always

Adverb

Living with endometriosis means becoming an expert on highly specialized ingredients and constantly cross-checking product labels.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of constantly

Adverb

While known as lacking criminal responsibility under Massachusetts law, the defense is more commonly referred to as not guilty by reason of insanity.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Called rotenone, the poison is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for this purpose and is commonly used by state and federal land management agencies, according to RMNP's press release.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of commonly

Adverb

Washington has launched an economic offensive against Iran and Canada — the two countries one would normally not lump together.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
In many situations, several words could continue a sentence equally well, so the choice is normally settled at random.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

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