usually

adverb

ˈyü-zhə-wə-lē How to pronounce usually (audio)
Definition of usuallynext
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 The iPhone 18 Pro Keynote Date Projections This is the crucial date as the release follows like clockwork — usually. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Independence Day usually brings a packed house to Kauffman Stadium. — Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026 Kain, her husband and three children usually take multiple trips each summer, including a weeklong stay at a Virginia lake house. — Mae Anderson, Fortune, 5 July 2026 That kind of sucks because the teams that usually win more have more All-Stars. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for usually
Recent Examples of Synonyms for usually
  1. normally
  2. typically
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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, 15 July 2026
  • The regular portal window normally opens right after the championship game and lasts for 15 days.
    — Tobias Bass, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of normally
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  • The escalating standoff comes as the fragile truce reached last month has fractured, once again disrupting energy flows through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, which typically handles around 20% of the world's oil traffic.
    — Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • When photographers Elizabeth and Holden Blanco began planning their destination wedding in Medellín, Colombia, the couple approached it with typically artistic flair.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 July 2026
Definition of typically

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