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
The decision sparked criticism on social media from some residents, who say the city has typically held trick-or-treating on the Sunday before Halloween.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The van carrying them to Granada made the roughly 260-mile journey by road, a trip that typically takes about five hours.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
Both have comparable advanced features, too, although Excel typically provides finer controls.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Make Spooky Dinner Plans Halloween night is typically peak pizza night.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The van carrying them to Granada made the roughly 260-mile journey by road, a trip that typically takes about five hours.
—Dragana Jovanovic, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
Both have comparable advanced features, too, although Excel typically provides finer controls.
—PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Make Spooky Dinner Plans Halloween night is typically peak pizza night.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typically
Adverb
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Phoenix on Halloween averages a high of 83 degrees and a low of 60, usually with no rain, according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Shiina points out that Lee Sang-il’s Kokuho, which is Japan’s Oscars submission, stunned the industry by grossing $107m at the Japanese box office earlier this year, the kind of business usually only achieved by hot anime titles.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In cases where rainfall would normally be absorbed, water runs downstream, putting nearby communities at risk of debris flows.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Typically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typically. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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