normalcy
noun
nor·mal·cy
ˈnȯr-məl-sē 
: the state or fact of being normal
a return to normalcy after war
Examples of normalcy in a Sentence
Let's hope for an end to the war and a return to normalcy.
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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Perhaps under appreciated in times of crises are how traditional human touch points, experiences, parties, life events, can restore a sense of normalcy.
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Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
For years, the junta, trying to maintain the illusion of normalcy, refuses to acknowledge that he was even arrested.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Lady Gaga and her fiancé Michael Polansky are focusing on normalcy in their life together.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Every Democrat seemed to have a plan for resisting Trump, too — for ensuring his presidency would never have the patina of normalcy.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
For years, the junta, trying to maintain the illusion of normalcy, refuses to acknowledge that he was even arrested.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
Lady Gaga and her fiancé Michael Polansky are focusing on normalcy in their life together.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Every Democrat seemed to have a plan for resisting Trump, too — for ensuring his presidency would never have the patina of normalcy.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/normalcy. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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normalcy
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