as in usually
according to the usual course of things
normally I go to my health club after work, but today I'm giving myself a break
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Recent Examples of normally
T cells normally recognize other cells that have been infected by a virus or bacterium, or are otherwise abnormal, and either destroy them or recruit other parts of the immune system to do so.
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Amber Dance, ArsTechnica, 17 May 2026
Outside his ivory tower, the heterosis disease is raging on, turning men whose appetites normally lay only in prostate orgasms, poppers, all-night benders, and chemsex into the kind of people who suddenly have an affection for a church wedding.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Adding to the challenge, of the five maintenance ships that normally operate in the region, only one remains inside the Persian Gulf, according to Mauldin.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
At the Jamaica station, normally a main transit hub in the city for LIRR riders and expected to be a main picketing location for workers, many commuters arrived Sunday morning unaware that trains were not running.
—John Dias, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Golf’s biggest bomber in his first major hunt Imagine normally hitting a golf ball several yards farther than Rory McIlroy.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The head linesman normally carries out the task of assuring the down marker is flipped.
—Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
Traditional photonic systems struggle because photons normally pass through one another without interacting.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Amber Dance, ArsTechnica, 17 May 2026
Outside his ivory tower, the heterosis disease is raging on, turning men whose appetites normally lay only in prostate orgasms, poppers, all-night benders, and chemsex into the kind of people who suddenly have an affection for a church wedding.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
Adding to the challenge, of the five maintenance ships that normally operate in the region, only one remains inside the Persian Gulf, according to Mauldin.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
At the Jamaica station, normally a main transit hub in the city for LIRR riders and expected to be a main picketing location for workers, many commuters arrived Sunday morning unaware that trains were not running.
—John Dias, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Golf’s biggest bomber in his first major hunt Imagine normally hitting a golf ball several yards farther than Rory McIlroy.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The head linesman normally carries out the task of assuring the down marker is flipped.
—Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
Traditional photonic systems struggle because photons normally pass through one another without interacting.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normally
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Her detective Lord Peter Wimsey was usually to be found in the upper-class households and clubs that defined a certain strata of English society in the 1920s and 1930s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The odds usually appeared alone, without referencing any specific sportsbook, but, periodically, text appeared in the ticker saying they were provided by DraftKings.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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Hantavirus is typically spread through contact with infected rodents and can lead to severe respiratory illness, though cases remain rare, according to the WHO.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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What’s more, the low-fat nature of the cut is typically doubled down on via the cooking technique.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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“Normally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normally. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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