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an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
part of my morning routine is drinking a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper
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Recent Examples of routines
That’s why guys have superstitions and routines.
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Haley Smilow, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
People picked up their brushes (or beauty blenders) and followed their favorite creator's routines step-by-step or used their work as inspiration to perfect the craft.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The instinctive Moon slips into your 6th House of Work, nudging you to adjust routines so your energy stretches further.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
While China’s robotics companies have impressed viewers with their flashy kung-fu routines, the analyst said advances in reasoning, longer task durations, and the ability to chain multiple tasks together to perform different chores will matter more this year.
—Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
More than 200 robots performed demanding routines for a full hour under broadcast conditions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
One way is to create a one-page emergency plan, a cheat sheet of all the details, routines and practices necessary to -prevent delay and indecision during emergencies.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Feb. 2026
People build walks into their daily routines for all kinds of reasons—one person’s commute may be another’s free form of stress relief.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Figure skaters close their eyes and go through their routines.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Haley Smilow, Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2026
People picked up their brushes (or beauty blenders) and followed their favorite creator's routines step-by-step or used their work as inspiration to perfect the craft.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The instinctive Moon slips into your 6th House of Work, nudging you to adjust routines so your energy stretches further.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
While China’s robotics companies have impressed viewers with their flashy kung-fu routines, the analyst said advances in reasoning, longer task durations, and the ability to chain multiple tasks together to perform different chores will matter more this year.
—Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
More than 200 robots performed demanding routines for a full hour under broadcast conditions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
One way is to create a one-page emergency plan, a cheat sheet of all the details, routines and practices necessary to -prevent delay and indecision during emergencies.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Feb. 2026
People build walks into their daily routines for all kinds of reasons—one person’s commute may be another’s free form of stress relief.
—Jamie Ducharme, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Figure skaters close their eyes and go through their routines.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for routines
Noun
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Regardless, county crews are constantly filling these ruts and encourage drivers to report them.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some wagon wheel ruts are still visible.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
15 Jan. 2026
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One by one, barbecue meals are expanding from simple, satisfying lunches into belly-groaning, over-the-top exercises in gluttony.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday partially closed the strait for several hours to conduct military exercises.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Denizens on the southside of Atlanta will be able to take in a wide variety of concert acts at the Fred Amphitheater this spring and summer covering multiple decades and genres.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The annual idobi Radio Summer School Tour, which spotlights emerging pop punk and indie acts, is hitting the road again for its third year, kicking off in Southern California.—
Charlie Vargas,
Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Floral mosaic patterns abound on the walls; Dyson hair tools are at your fingertips.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Coming in the heart of awards season, the ceremony could provide further clues about academy voting patterns ahead of the Oscars on March 15.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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The challenge is whether current board composition practices—across industries—truly reflect the full range of perspectives necessary to understand future customers and market trends.—
Betsy Atkins,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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But, so far, Fanatics hasn’t faced much scrutiny either by federal regulators or in Congress, and the company hasn’t hit any major setbacks in the cases in which it’s accused of monopolistic practices.—
A.J. Perez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Symptoms include blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Find out how your cooking habits match up to the rest of the world.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
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The base of the ski will be prepared with various grinds that respond to various snow conditions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Don’t put corn husks, coffee grinds, onion peels, peach pits, eggshells, bones, vegetable peels, meat scraps, grease and large amounts of pasta down the drain.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In frank yet wordy songs that layer guitars and synths over shimmering grooves, Duff sings about trying to overcome old habits and about her fear that her best times are behind her.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Game Itself After running through those extensive simulations, the results suggest the game involved one player placing four pieces in the grooves against an opponent’s two.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Routines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routines. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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