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an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
part of my morning routine is drinking a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper
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Recent Examples of routines
This makes spring an ideal time to reassess your cleaning habits and start new home maintenance routines.
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Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Brown saw it in the smallest routines at Northwood.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
The rising cost of fuel is forcing some residents to change their daily routines.
—Austin Carter, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent personal updates might ripple through your routines, rooms, and family expectations, making all sorts of waves along the way.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
The key to success here is to take their feedback and make edits to the routines as needed.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
The Bruins’ main focus is on nailing details and to be present during every moment of their routines to score every possible point.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
These words are the first step to building long-term routines that genuinely work for all collaborators.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026
The vans serve about 190 students, many of whom rely on strict daily routines.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Brown saw it in the smallest routines at Northwood.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
The rising cost of fuel is forcing some residents to change their daily routines.
—Austin Carter, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent personal updates might ripple through your routines, rooms, and family expectations, making all sorts of waves along the way.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
The key to success here is to take their feedback and make edits to the routines as needed.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
The Bruins’ main focus is on nailing details and to be present during every moment of their routines to score every possible point.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
These words are the first step to building long-term routines that genuinely work for all collaborators.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026
The vans serve about 190 students, many of whom rely on strict daily routines.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for routines
Noun
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Additionally, tilling wet soil can do more harm than good by creating dense soil layers and deep ruts.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Regular theme-parkgoers may find themselves in ruts, making favorites their top priority while avoiding others out of habit.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The learning process involves no textbooks, no exercises, no memorization, no facts.—
Kristen Roupenian,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Blood and urine tests, Breathalyzers and field sobriety exercises, meanwhile, can help show if a driver is under the influence after a crash or traffic violation.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Dion will perform multiple shows per week throughout September and October at the 40,000-seat venue, which has previously hosted major acts such as Taylor Swift, the Rolling Stones and Kendrick Lamar.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Though Israel technically has the death penalty on the books as a possible punishment for acts of genocide, espionage during wartime and certain terror offenses, the country hasn’t put anyone to death since Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bands of darker skin often followed similar patterns from patient to patient—a series of V’s along the upper spine, S’s along the abdomen, and an inverted U across each breast.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Federal investigations into these patterns reinforce that the technology is still evolving and not yet proven safe.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In October, attorneys suing ICE for its arrest practices questioned the now-former head of ICE’s Denver field office about a prior Post analysis of the Berkeley data.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Families should consider making a nutritious snack available an hour or so before sports practices so children with that earlier lunch time have energy available to fuel activities.—
Dr. Sarah Kinsella,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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For Sacramento residents like Isabelle Fama, 24, the steady increase in fuel costs has led her to change certain habits over the last month.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Finish with a few grinds of black pepper and serve.—
Nancy Vienneau,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and several grinds of fresh pepper.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the stone piece was believed to be some kind of board game – but obviously no rulebook was dug up to confirm this.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
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In another part of the factory, a worker used a wooden stick, like a tongue compressor at a doctor’s office, to scrape excess bits of explosive out of the grooves inside each shell, ensuring that the base would screw on smoothly.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Routines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routines. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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