as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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Reactions: Russians are hoping that a return to normalcy is near now that Washington and Moscow are moving to reset their relationship.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
For both property owners and the agencies their taxes fund, the road to normalcy could take years.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Western brands and direct flights: As Moscow and Washington move to reset their relationship, Russians hope for a return to normalcy.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Smith’s centrism, then, will not be an eclectic collection of policy choices but, rather, be a narrative appeal to normalcy.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
For both property owners and the agencies their taxes fund, the road to normalcy could take years.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Western brands and direct flights: As Moscow and Washington move to reset their relationship, Russians hope for a return to normalcy.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Smith’s centrism, then, will not be an eclectic collection of policy choices but, rather, be a narrative appeal to normalcy.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for normalcy
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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