as in usually
according to the usual course of things
prairie dogs typically live in open spaces
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Recent Examples of typically
By sequencing construction in this way, the companies aim to reduce the long timelines typically associated with nuclear plants.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
The ordinance requires a minimum distance, typically 2,500 feet, between similar businesses.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Weber said that because hantavirus in The United States is typically found in the Southwest, North Carolinians are at low risk of contracting an already rare disease.
—Eva Flowe
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
The vitamin K shot is one of the three main interventions, along with the hepatitis B vaccine and an antibiotic ointment in the eyes, that newborns typically receive before leaving the hospital.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
The ordinance requires a minimum distance, typically 2,500 feet, between similar businesses.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Weber said that because hantavirus in The United States is typically found in the Southwest, North Carolinians are at low risk of contracting an already rare disease.
—Eva Flowe
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
The vitamin K shot is one of the three main interventions, along with the hepatitis B vaccine and an antibiotic ointment in the eyes, that newborns typically receive before leaving the hospital.
—Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typically
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The courts in the past have held — and usually not framed in terms of DEI policies; this was prior to that term gaining currency — but courts have been skeptical about giving the FCC authority over Equal Employment Opportunity policies as a basis for license decisions.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The broad, strappy leaves of tulips have a waxy coating that gives them a blue-green color, with usually two to six leaves per plant.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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After about a year, the trees normally have sent out adequate roots to exist with seasonal rainfall or watering of nearby lawns and shrubs.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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The ten-course meal costs a hundred and forty dollars per person, which is not exactly sofa-cushion change but does feel reasonable given that such high-flying pastry is normally available only at the end of ultra-ritzy meals of considerably higher expense.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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“Typically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typically. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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