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Recent Examples of customarily
European variations of the traditional caffe latte, such as the Dutch milchkaffee, the French cafe au lait, the Spanish cafe con leche or the Portuguese galao, are customarily served as part of breakfast at home.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Neither customarily signed their work.
—Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Cities in decent financial health customarily don’t float bonds to cover operational expenses such as legal settlements and compensation for workers.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Neither customarily signed their work.
—Paula Allen, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Cities in decent financial health customarily don’t float bonds to cover operational expenses such as legal settlements and compensation for workers.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Treatment was largely ad hoc and depended to a considerable degree on individual commanders, but customarily prisoners would be exchanged or placed on parole—granted their freedom but required by oath not to return to military action.
—Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for customarily
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Since 2022, the Irish have stationed a permanent police liaison officer in the Emirates, and have regularly flown senior police officers and political figures to the Emirates for meetings.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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My colleagues Jodi Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards, both longtime education reporters, used that list regularly in their work.—
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
30 Apr. 2026
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The courts in the past have held — and usually not framed in terms of DEI policies; this was prior to that term gaining currency — but courts have been skeptical about giving the FCC authority over Equal Employment Opportunity policies as a basis for license decisions.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The broad, strappy leaves of tulips have a waxy coating that gives them a blue-green color, with usually two to six leaves per plant.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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In Chicago, the charter network Noble Schools routinely outperformed the city’s district students on college entrance exams, even though students arrived at Noble with lower average test scores.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Washington routinely installs foreign flags along major corridors near the White House and federal office buildings during state visits and other high-level diplomatic events, a long-standing practice meant to honor visiting leaders and signal the significance of the occasion.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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Colette, Mark Twain, and William Wordsworth all wrote habitually from bed, for reasons having to do with infirmity, comfort, and warding off distraction; Frida Kahlo painted self-portraits from bed, including the dreams that transcended her physical confinement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Going to the movies became something Americans did occasionally rather than habitually.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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According to his LinkedIn profile, Allen graduated from the California Institute of Technology, commonly known as Caltech, in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.—
Garrett Haake,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, beef tallow, commonly used in soap-making, can be a lure for them.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
26 Apr. 2026
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Before the United States and Israel launched their attacks on Iran in late February about 3,000 vessels typically passed through the Strait of Hormuz each month, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The amendment was approved by the Aurora City Council on Tuesday as a part of the meeting’s consent agenda, which is typically reserved for routine or non-controversial items that are all approved with a single vote.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tehran has largely closed the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments, while Washington has imposed a blockade of Iran's ports.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Frank Partsch, who served as editorial page editor of the Omaha World-Herald from 1982–2003, argued that the op-ed page has a primary duty to provide opinions not ordinarily found on the editorial page.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Parks are ordinarily exempt from the city’s public drinking ban — but not this year.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Customarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customarily. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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