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Recent Examples of conventionally
Its output has become increasingly nuanced and creative over the years, however, displaying elements of conventionally human qualities like metaphor, satire and social commentary.
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Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Rather than something conventionally threatening, Hwang drew on the image of a girl character named Young-hee, familiar to every Korean child from first-grade textbooks.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
The divergence owes partly to the fact that Vancouver’s tax code discourages rentals, as the researcher Margaret Morales has argued, but also to Seattle’s conventionally American cocktail of regulations, which heavily discourages condominiums.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The club seemed to get back to functioning more conventionally, acquiring talent mostly through NHL free agency, in the draft and on the trade market.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The regenerative cotton program has enabled some clients to transition away from conventionally grown cotton—particularly those who have been priced out of using organic cotton.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Bradshaw’s photos are the opposite of glamor shots; the images ask both subject and viewer to rethink the selfie phenomenon and the pressure to tweak images of ourselves in order to look conventionally attractive.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Kamaru’s album, unlike more conventionally soothing strains of ambient music, reflected that thrumming sense of disquiet.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
If only the narrative functioned otherwise more conventionally, at least as thrill, tragedy, and catharsis go.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Rather than something conventionally threatening, Hwang drew on the image of a girl character named Young-hee, familiar to every Korean child from first-grade textbooks.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
The divergence owes partly to the fact that Vancouver’s tax code discourages rentals, as the researcher Margaret Morales has argued, but also to Seattle’s conventionally American cocktail of regulations, which heavily discourages condominiums.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The club seemed to get back to functioning more conventionally, acquiring talent mostly through NHL free agency, in the draft and on the trade market.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The regenerative cotton program has enabled some clients to transition away from conventionally grown cotton—particularly those who have been priced out of using organic cotton.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Bradshaw’s photos are the opposite of glamor shots; the images ask both subject and viewer to rethink the selfie phenomenon and the pressure to tweak images of ourselves in order to look conventionally attractive.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Kamaru’s album, unlike more conventionally soothing strains of ambient music, reflected that thrumming sense of disquiet.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
If only the narrative functioned otherwise more conventionally, at least as thrill, tragedy, and catharsis go.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conventionally
traditionally
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The final budget negotiations are not expected to be completed until early May because negotiators traditionally wait until after the April 15 tax deadline to get a clearer picture of the state’s financial health.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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Further increases threaten to put a damper on home sales during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market.—
Alex Veiga,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Conventionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conventionally. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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