as in often
in a frequent or repeated manner
She is often late leaving for work and routinely skips breakfast. An annual concert that routinely draws 20,000 attendees.
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Recent Examples of routinely
The Classic Spots Shed hunters routinely check certain areas that are proven and popular for finding antlers.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025
The military has routinely denied such allegations.
—Reuters, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Heavy, guillotine-style doors used to exit the kennels routinely put both volunteers and canines at risk.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
Hospitals should never be targets in war, but Putin is a war criminal who targets hospitals routinely.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025
The military has routinely denied such allegations.
—Reuters, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Heavy, guillotine-style doors used to exit the kennels routinely put both volunteers and canines at risk.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
Hospitals should never be targets in war, but Putin is a war criminal who targets hospitals routinely.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for routinely
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Too often, even luxury hotels contribute to that feeling—offering flashy opulence but leaving little room for true rest, connection, or meaning.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Castillo performed small open-mic nights at restaurants and clubs in Brixton, often with the Latin alternative artist Desta French, who is Colombian and Italian.—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Those people with genetic syndromes, for instance, inflammatory bowel disease, or personal or family history of colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps may need to begin earlier and receive screening more frequently.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Yet the frequently stunning Music is still, in its way, telling a story suited to its times.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Wen: Everyone should regularly visit their primary care provider, at least once a year.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Keep plants in this ideal growth stage by cutting them back regularly before flowering.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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One lesson from the anti-CAA protests is that change doesn’t always start at the top.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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But whatever the method, the goal was always to delight and one-up each other.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The leagues have taken action in some of these situations, but usually only after public disclosure and outcry.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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He was famously plagued by a stream sniper known as Juul Trooper, who would wear a banana costume when seeking out Lengyel to kill him and then emote over his character’s dead body, usually by playing the saxophone while the creator screamed with rage.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Security Architecture Cyber threats are constantly evolving.—
Ciaran Roche,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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With the aid of soft lighting, this constantly put Holland in the spotlight — like an actor.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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“Routinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routinely. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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