as in normally
according to the usual course of things
we usually go out to eat on Fridays
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Recent Examples of usually
Confirmation of contesting countries usually takes place the October before the event, which is held the following May.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s usually an age gap in these stories, where there’s an older woman and a younger woman.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
For better or worse, but usually better.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Maybe one, maybe two, or usually one and maybe two, never four.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
There’s usually an age gap in these stories, where there’s an older woman and a younger woman.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
For better or worse, but usually better.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Maybe one, maybe two, or usually one and maybe two, never four.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for usually
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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The normally quiet airport turned festive.—
Rafael Romo,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Demand for the grades 6-12 school, which typically sees over 90% of its graduates enroll in college, grew for the new facility, with a waitlist for admission as evidence, Principal Chelsea McWilliams told the Herald.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Usually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usually. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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