as in usually
according to the usual course of things
prairie dogs typically live in open spaces
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Recent Examples of typically
In fact, the most impressive spaces are often the least accessible, typically reserved for international premium-cabin passengers.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Williams was initially booked into the Orange County Jail on Saturday under an immigration hold, which typically means a person isn’t facing criminal charges beyond some sort of immigration violation.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Items listed on the marketplace typically sell faster than those in stores.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
Prices are typically quoted per troy ounce, which is slightly heavier than a standard ounce.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Williams was initially booked into the Orange County Jail on Saturday under an immigration hold, which typically means a person isn’t facing criminal charges beyond some sort of immigration violation.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Items listed on the marketplace typically sell faster than those in stores.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026
Prices are typically quoted per troy ounce, which is slightly heavier than a standard ounce.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for typically
Adverb
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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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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.—
Amber Dance,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2026
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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
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“Typically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/typically. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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