routinely
adverb
rou·tine·ly
rü-ˈtēn-lē 
ˈrü-ˌtēn-
: as a matter of regular occurrence
Airlines routinely sell tickets to more people than the plane can seat, counting on several people not to arrive.—
Andrew Victor
Andrew Victor… he routinely slept with one arm dangling off the side of his bed and his feet kicked free of the sheets.—Holly Black
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That’s because, in the early 2000s, the Kyiv Arsenal Central Design Bureau developed a new seeker head for the R-73 during a period when Russian and Ukrainian industry routinely cooperated on munitions production.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Around the turn of the century, it was routinely claimed that social media would make people less lonely, more connected, and more coöperative.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Its workers routinely inflated the results to scare their bosses.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
McCord and other executives were routinely asked to hit up their local Walmart or Costco to buy DVDs at full price, which the company would then rent to its small customer base.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Around the turn of the century, it was routinely claimed that social media would make people less lonely, more connected, and more coöperative.
—Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Its workers routinely inflated the results to scare their bosses.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
McCord and other executives were routinely asked to hit up their local Walmart or Costco to buy DVDs at full price, which the company would then rent to its small customer base.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for routinely
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/routinely. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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