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noun (1)

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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normality

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noun (2)

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Recent Examples of normal
Adjective
Augusta National operates differently than normal places. Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 This health condition occurs when your blood sugar is slightly higher than normal but not yet in the range for type 2 diabetes. Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
The Lakers have talked a lot about adjusting and adapting to their new normal with All-Star Luka Doncic now in the fold. Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 21 Feb. 2025 Also, this year’s event coincides with a consolidation of an old new normal. John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for normal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for normal
Adjective
  • Inevitably, skipping ordinary procedural checks, the administration made at least one mistake in deporting Abrego Garcia, and probably many others.
    The Editors, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
  • During ordinary times, this accommodation would reflect an appropriate respect for the constitutional separation of powers.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The unpredictability makes the U.S. seem less stable, less reliable, and a less safe place for their money, experts say.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike stable volume, which is enabled on a video-to-video basis, YouTube Music's consistent volume is toggled globally.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The physical and financial strains typical of an aging household may have caused hardships for removing vegetation – a best practice in protecting a structure from an ember fire.
    Calvin Schermerhorn, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Whoever wins the election will assume office immediately — without the country’s typical two-month transition period.
    Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s not to say there isn’t more cleanup than usual between showings.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • While the set seems a bit on the chintzy side, scenic designer Beowulf Boritt does his usual stellar work, assisted immensely by Ken Billington’s full-of-pizzazz lighting design.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The former, while lucid, are often left wanting for a human anchor.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Over the past nine years, he had been evaluated at least nine times — only twice, court records show, was he judged at least temporarily lucid enough to stand trial.
    Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The experts predict the economy will nearly stall in 2025, growing 0.8%, down from their projection of 1.7% just last month, according to the average estimate of 46 economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer Blue Chip Economic Indicators on April 4 and April 7.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Oregon’s Josh Conerly Jr. — Conerly has all the physical components to become a reliable starting offensive lineman, but his ability to anchor against power is slightly below average.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Many patients only seek care when something is wrong, rather than maintaining routine checkups.
    Towncare Dental, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
  • And in many cases, the culture simply does not give permission to challenge routine thinking.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.
    Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The individual leader faces a prisoner's dilemma where the rational choice for personal advancement conflicts with the collective interest.
    Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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