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
While the disease is commonly found in children under 5-years-old, anyone can get it, and symptoms usually last from seven to 10 days, per the agency.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Although Parkinson’s usually emerges after age 60, some early-onset cases do occur.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The builder provides the plans as PDFs, and Walk Your Plans projects them at full scale onto the floor and walls of their facility, which is usually a large, empty white space.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
This usually happens between the ages of 10 and 16.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Although Parkinson’s usually emerges after age 60, some early-onset cases do occur.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The builder provides the plans as PDFs, and Walk Your Plans projects them at full scale onto the floor and walls of their facility, which is usually a large, empty white space.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
This usually happens between the ages of 10 and 16.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for usually
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The restructuring brings in regional chiefs and supervisors normally stationed at the nation's borders to carry out immigration arrests inside the country, a move representing a departure from traditional immigration enforcement structures.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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Congress typically approves funding for these nutrition programs through the annual appropriations process.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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How much each team earns through revenue sharing is also not typically disclosed.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Usually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usually. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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