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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Recent Examples of normalcy
European leaders might have thought of Trump’s first term as an aberration, a bizarre four years followed by a return to normalcy.
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
If gallerists and art professionals were hoping 2025 would be a return to normalcy for the art world, the trade war has scuppered that notion.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite these challenges, Becca strives to maintain some normalcy for her family, relying on her husband and parents, who live nearby, for support.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The festival closes, and a sense of normalcy returns to the Tidal Basin area.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
If gallerists and art professionals were hoping 2025 would be a return to normalcy for the art world, the trade war has scuppered that notion.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite these challenges, Becca strives to maintain some normalcy for her family, relying on her husband and parents, who live nearby, for support.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The festival closes, and a sense of normalcy returns to the Tidal Basin area.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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