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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
Windows 11 users are still routinely tricked into switching to Edge and Bing after some Windows Updates.
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
London is so old that wheelchair users are routinely turned away from restaurants, bars, and hotels simply because steps are deemed too beautiful or too invaluable to be replaced or supplemented by ramps.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump has routinely criticized the NFL for its new kickoff rules, which were established ahead of the 2024 season and tweaked going into 2025.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Back in the mid-2000s, the dollar was routinely trading in the 80s!
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026
London is so old that wheelchair users are routinely turned away from restaurants, bars, and hotels simply because steps are deemed too beautiful or too invaluable to be replaced or supplemented by ramps.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump has routinely criticized the NFL for its new kickoff rules, which were established ahead of the 2024 season and tweaked going into 2025.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Back in the mid-2000s, the dollar was routinely trading in the 80s!
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for routinely
Adverb
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Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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These therapies are not universally successful, of course, but can often save lives and defeat cancers where other methods are unsuccessful.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But all too frequently, congressional elections are impacted by family succession, not true competition.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Jackson was a staunch opponent of the bank’s existence and frequently clashed with Nicholas Biddle, the bank’s president from 1823 to 1836.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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My anesthesia was administered by an MD anesthesiologist, but there are also many nurse anesthetists that work regularly with plastic surgeons.—
Patricia Tortolani,
Allure,
29 Jan. 2026
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During her podcast episodes, Kylie regularly shares updates on her kids, her motherhood journey and their development.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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So having another person in her space was always a little surprising, even if the curator, gazing at her with his usual mix of mild reproach and gauzy concern, seemed not abundantly different from the empty chair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Finding good Japanese food in London hasn’t always been the easiest task, given the city’s abundance of mediocre sushi takeaway spots and gaudy central London restaurants serving sub-par fish dressed up with too many bells and whistles.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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Invariably, anarchy reigns both on stage and off in the wings, usually exacerbated by the triangular tensions — sometimes romantic, sometimes simply professional — produced between the weekly celebrity guest, Kermit and Miss Piggy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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On top of that, the Americans usually have five forwards and one defenseman above plus-10.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This protection doesn’t cover everything, however; lighter species of gases — including water vapor — are constantly stripped away by the solar wind, and seen in Venus’s magnetotail.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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This approach reduces visual noise and eliminates the need to constantly rotate, store, or reassess items throughout the year.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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There is a reason that pickup trucks are commonly used to plow snow.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Driving around local neighborhoods the brown patches most commonly noted are patches of declining weedy grasses.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Unlike, say, Hannah Einbinder, the Biebers are not normally known for their red carpet activism.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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Norwegian Volunteer Aid has sent salmon-fishing nets that would normally be recycled after use.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routinely. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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