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
Several players usually drop out due to injury or scheduling, many of them starting pitchers.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Trade discussions usually pick up in the next few weeks around the upcoming draft and All-Star Game, and baseball operations president Erik Neander and his staff should have plenty to talk about.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Hormone therapy is usually available as an oral pill or injection.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 6 July 2025
The ventures dominating an emerging industry are usually early and smart movers who picked the right combination of product, segment, strategic group, and sales driver.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Trade discussions usually pick up in the next few weeks around the upcoming draft and All-Star Game, and baseball operations president Erik Neander and his staff should have plenty to talk about.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Hormone therapy is usually available as an oral pill or injection.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 6 July 2025
The ventures dominating an emerging industry are usually early and smart movers who picked the right combination of product, segment, strategic group, and sales driver.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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The strictures tightened and loosened over time, but they were typically relaxed for high-ranking figures.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The tool is typically needed in incidents involving such heavy equipment.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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“Usually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usually. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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