customarily
adverb
cus·tom·ar·i·ly
ˌkə-stə-ˈmer-ə-lē 
-ˈme-rə-
: by or according to custom or established practice
clothing customarily worn for formal celebrations
: in accordance with what is customary or usual
the order in which the different courses are customarily served
In addition to administering the oath of office to the president on Inauguration Day, the chief justice customarily administers two oaths to each of his new colleagues.—
John Paul Stevens
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The separation will allow more filmmakers to be recognized at the 34th annual ceremony, which customarily will be held Dec. 2 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, says Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of the Gotham Film & Media Institute.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
That is customarily paid by the school hiring the coach.
—Joe Sabin, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed releasing the report, saying that the Ethics Committee customarily drops its investigations once a member has left Congress.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
There was a slide challenge on James McAtee that was customarily nowhere near the target, but then Casemiro helped crowd out City in midfield on the half-hour to spring an attack.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
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Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
That is customarily paid by the school hiring the coach.
—Joe Sabin, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed releasing the report, saying that the Ethics Committee customarily drops its investigations once a member has left Congress.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
There was a slide challenge on James McAtee that was customarily nowhere near the target, but then Casemiro helped crowd out City in midfield on the half-hour to spring an attack.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Customarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customarily. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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