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
Oil prices eased immediately afterward in a sign of hope that some normalcy may return to the strait.
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Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Malls in the Gulf have been a bastion of normalcy amid the instability, although footfall is substantially down on usual levels.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Uribe and Elizabeth Uribe, who are not related, felt Sheinbaum and other government officials were too quick to declare that things were returning to normalcy and providing a false sense of security.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The nomination of a director with public-health bona fides and mainstream views on vaccines could mean a return to normalcy at the CDC.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Malls in the Gulf have been a bastion of normalcy amid the instability, although footfall is substantially down on usual levels.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Uribe and Elizabeth Uribe, who are not related, felt Sheinbaum and other government officials were too quick to declare that things were returning to normalcy and providing a false sense of security.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The nomination of a director with public-health bona fides and mainstream views on vaccines could mean a return to normalcy at the CDC.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normalcy
normality
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Away from the track, Friedrich is a working police officer, adding an air of normality to an all-time great athlete.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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But after such an odd week to start F1’s on-track running in 2026, some normality will resume in two weeks at the first Bahrain test.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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