routinely
adverb
rou·tine·ly
rü-ˈtēn-lē 
ˈrü-ˌtēn-
: as a matter of regular occurrence
Airlines routinely sell tickets to more people than the plane can seat, counting on several people not to arrive.—
Andrew Victor
Andrew Victor… he routinely slept with one arm dangling off the side of his bed and his feet kicked free of the sheets.—Holly Black
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Angulo squared it to Dorsey, who routinely knocked it home to put Orlando up 1-0.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
The hotel’s tiny elevators, hilariously unequipped for modern Cannes realities like couture gowns and glam teams, routinely force strangers into uncomfortable proximity.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Companies like Waymo, Zoox, Avride and May Mobility routinely submitted multi-paragraph descriptions to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Their report found that some ICE detention centers had seen increases in medical staff in 2025 compared to previous years, while other facilities struggled with drastic understaffing and had routinely failed to provide sufficient care.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
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Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
The hotel’s tiny elevators, hilariously unequipped for modern Cannes realities like couture gowns and glam teams, routinely force strangers into uncomfortable proximity.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Companies like Waymo, Zoox, Avride and May Mobility routinely submitted multi-paragraph descriptions to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Their report found that some ICE detention centers had seen increases in medical staff in 2025 compared to previous years, while other facilities struggled with drastic understaffing and had routinely failed to provide sufficient care.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/routinely. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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