customary
adjective
cus·tom·ary
ˈkə-stə-ˌmer-ē 
-ˌme-rē
1
: commonly practiced, used, or observed
customary acts of courtesy
his customary enthusiasm
2
: based on or established by custom
customary laws
Examples of customary in a Sentence
He forgot the customary “thank you.”
It is customary to hold the door open for someone who is entering a building behind you.
She dressed in her customary fashion.
He did the work with his customary efficiency.
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And, as is customary for a new entrant to the exchange, the Enhanced team, including D’Souza, German bitcoin exec Maximilian Martin, who replaced him as Enhanced’s CEO last year, and Kerley were allowed to ring the NYSE’s closing bell on May 8.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 23 May 2026
La Familia was particularly upset that Messi and the majority of his teammates had not saluted them after games, as is customary in soccer culture.
—Michelle Kaufman
may 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
Investors, as is becoming customary immediately after Nvidia's booming earnings, weren't impressed, with shares sliding after earnings for the fourth time in a row.
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The customary anthropocentric viewpoint is that humans prevail over all else.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 23 May 2026
La Familia was particularly upset that Messi and the majority of his teammates had not saluted them after games, as is customary in soccer culture.
—Michelle Kaufman
may 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
Investors, as is becoming customary immediately after Nvidia's booming earnings, weren't impressed, with shares sliding after earnings for the fourth time in a row.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 22 May 2026
The customary anthropocentric viewpoint is that humans prevail over all else.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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“Customary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customary. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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customary
adjective
cus·tom·ary
ˈkəs-tə-ˌmer-ē
1
: based on or established by custom
customary rent
2
: commonly done, observed, or used
her customary kindness
customary courtesies
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