normality

noun

Definition of normalitynext
as in normalcy
the state or fact of being the way things usually are the county slowly has returned to normality after a week of flash flooding

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  1. normalcy
  2. status quo
  3. routine
Noun
  • And at this moment, amid the non-stop drama with Butler, there is something to be said about a draft future that restores a degree of normalcy.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Despite Trump’s big win, Biden hailed the return to normalcy as a massive victory for American democracy.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of normalcy
Noun
  • Southern California’s status quo is extreme swings between dry and wet, the UCLA researchers noted, but the lack of rainfall since May 2024 was exceptional.
    Angela Fritz, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Sadly, this status quo has not improved even with one of the greatest oil booms in history.
    Paul J. Gessing, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of status quo
Noun
  • Public and commercial architecture has long been dependent on a global supply chain, routines of construction, and the conventional wisdom of brokers.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Knight’s current life revolves around the daily routine of Liberty Correctional Institution, a state prison roughly 40 miles west of Tallahassee.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of routine
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