typicality

noun

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as in normality

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  1. normality
  2. commonness
  3. fairness
  4. everydayness
  5. averageness
  6. mundanity
  7. mundaneness
  8. adequacy
Noun
  • By the time the world returned to relative normality, her priorities had shifted.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But coming out of a pandemic that had robbed players of normality, a few days extra at the best tournaments felt doable, given the financial payoff.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of normality
Noun
  • This specific subtype could help to explain the traditional night owl chronotype’s commonness in men.
    — Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
  • At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.
    — Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of commonness
Noun
  • Although there are fairness questions in using an eligibility rule negotiated by a league and union to exclude a prospective player who, because of the rule, can’t be a union member, labor law permits it.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Throughout this challenging period, our faith in truth, fairness and the rule of law remained unwavering.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fairness
Noun
  • The everydayness of these items may also hold clues to their draw.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Epic narratives worthy of a novel, as well as anecdotes of the quiet everydayness of everyday things, both grounding and inspiring.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of everydayness
Noun
  • But that is just one expression of its structural bias toward familiarity and averageness.
    — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • Joe, who was selected because of his averageness, turns out to be the smartest person on Earth in the future and lands a job working for President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho (Terry Crews).
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of averageness
Noun
  • The most pivotal scenes take place in parking lots, backyards, drab police-station hallways — spaces characterized by their mundanity.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • All of these shows hinge on a collision of mundanity and chaos that creates the conditions for comedy.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of mundanity
Noun
  • Charles Wylie, the museum’s curator of photography, says the exhibit highlights the centrality of the Black experience in American history, from the tragedies to the mundaneness of family life.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of mundaneness
Noun
  • The formula set a district’s adequacy target based on factors like demographics, enrollment and student needs.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Employers and health plans should evaluate newly available claims data to assess timing and adequacy of prenatal visits, postpartum visits, and appropriate vaccination both before and during pregnancy to protect the mother and her newborn.
    — Jeff Levin-Scherz, STAT, 23 July 2026
Definition of adequacy
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