regularity
noun
reg·u·lar·i·ty
ˌre-gyə-ˈler-ə-tē 
also ˌrā-,
ˌre-gyə-ˈla-rə-tē,
also ˌrā-
plural regularities
1
: the quality or state of being regular
2
: something that is regular
Examples of regularity in a Sentence
the regularity of his features
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Wildfires are part of the life cycle of forests and the chaparral, which burn with regularity to regenerate themselves and have occurred long before humans populated the Golden State.
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Hugo A Loaiciga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Interim coach Joe Sacco had been talking about having more of a shot mentality but, with the exception of Morgan Geekie (eight totals shots taken, five on net, a goal), no one could pull the trigger with regularity.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
But the lack of a title, at a school that produces them with regularity, is a frustrating hole in her otherwise stellar resume.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The nonprofit runs its own food pantry and gardens and occasionally gave surplus food to other local pantries, but not with regularity until the Local Food Purchase Assistance grant.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Hugo A Loaiciga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Interim coach Joe Sacco had been talking about having more of a shot mentality but, with the exception of Morgan Geekie (eight totals shots taken, five on net, a goal), no one could pull the trigger with regularity.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
But the lack of a title, at a school that produces them with regularity, is a frustrating hole in her otherwise stellar resume.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The nonprofit runs its own food pantry and gardens and occasionally gave surplus food to other local pantries, but not with regularity until the Local Food Purchase Assistance grant.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Regularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regularity. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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regularity
noun
reg·u·lar·i·ty
ˌreg-yə-ˈlar-ət-ē
plural regularities
1
: the quality or state of being regular
2
: something that is regular
Medical Definition
regularity
noun
reg·u·lar·i·ty
ˌreg-yə-ˈlar-ət-ē
plural regularities
: the quality or state of being regular
maintain bowel regularity
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