typically
adverb
typ·i·cal·ly
ˈti-pi-k(ə-)lē 
1
: on a typical occasion : in typical circumstances
typically, members of our staff receive little … recognition—
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: in a typical manner
typically American
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prairie dogs typically live in open spaces
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In a corporate office, employees typically do not sit in one spot all day.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
What went cruelly overlooked was the larger effect of such coercion: lasting trauma for Schneider, whose outspokenness over the years about her experience typically went unnoticed.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Communications in the area are typically patchy due to intermittent fighting between the junta and rebel groups.
—Ross Adkin, Alex Stambaugh and Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Corner routes usually aren’t open against Cover 3 because cornerbacks typically sit deep in the zones where corner routes are run into.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
What went cruelly overlooked was the larger effect of such coercion: lasting trauma for Schneider, whose outspokenness over the years about her experience typically went unnoticed.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Communications in the area are typically patchy due to intermittent fighting between the junta and rebel groups.
—Ross Adkin, Alex Stambaugh and Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Corner routes usually aren’t open against Cover 3 because cornerbacks typically sit deep in the zones where corner routes are run into.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for typically
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“Typically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typically. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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