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as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
that fateful day had begun just like any normal workday
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as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
if you run around screaming like that, no one will think you are normal
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
she has normal reading abilities for a child her age
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as in average
what is typical of a group, class, or series
a temperature chart showing the normals and extremes for various regions
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Recent Examples of normal
Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, temperatures are expected to be five to 12 degrees below normal, Lund said.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2025
This shared success and positive environment helps significantly with common feelings of being alone and isolated, especially in this new normal of remote/hybrid work environments and cultures.
—Mark Cunningham, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Madison – the episode’s host – along with Sarah Sherman and Ego Nwodim played high school students texting each other some normal teenage gossip… until Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, played by Andrew Dismukes, randomly popped into the chat to update the chain about a pending military plan.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, temperatures are expected to be five to 12 degrees below normal, Lund said.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
This is a new normal for many actors who grew up watching talent age out of the industry and Clooney is appreciative of the shift.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Feb. 2025
This shared success and positive environment helps significantly with common feelings of being alone and isolated, especially in this new normal of remote/hybrid work environments and cultures.
—Mark Cunningham, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normal
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For most ordinary owners, there's always one area of the house that could use a little TLC.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The group were among around 7,000 people recently released from scam centers run by criminal gangs and warlords operating along Myanmar’s border with Thailand, where many are held against their will and forced to work conning ordinary people, including American citizens, out of their life savings.—
Teele Rebane,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Public Health For homeless seniors, finding stable housing takes a village — and a lot of luck But only 22 properties are likely to get full funding for their projects, most of them small, said a HUD staffer with knowledge of the program's status.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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In this challenging scenario, investors looking for stable income can add some dividend stocks trading at attractive levels to their portfolios.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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Gaining insights into tariff talks would fall squarely within Beijing's typical spying domains, Gundert said.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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By the early 1960s, a typical Broadway season would field on average 60 or so shows.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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Temperatures will be in the upper 50s, which is slightly below the average of 62 degrees for this time of year in Kansas City.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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The average, based on records from 1880 to 2020, is 43%.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Several key figures - see Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker - are now into the twilights of their respective careers and so Guardiola’s team have been unable to play its usual style of high-energy, high-intensity soccer.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Billy Martin, his usual go-to guy, was now managing the A’s, and Stick was right there, serving as his top Yankees advisor.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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The evidence of a hunt was penetrating from his neck, still intact — and the brownish-tan dog was still lucid.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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Yes, this Amazon tiny home includes a full bathroom, complete with a roomy shower, a standard toilet, and a sink.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
28 Mar. 2025
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The standard edition is perfect for those looking to explore the world of multi-modal robotics without diving into secondary development.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Daily events and the actions of our state and national leaders cause the question to arise about whether democratic norms are being honored.—
Lonnie Groot,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is a reversion to gender norms, and the women take charge of the food in the kitchen.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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