customarily
adverb
cus·tom·ar·i·ly
ˌkə-stə-ˈmer-ə-lē 
-ˈme-rə-
: by or according to custom or established practice
clothing customarily worn for formal celebrations
: in accordance with what is customary or usual
the order in which the different courses are customarily served
In addition to administering the oath of office to the president on Inauguration Day, the chief justice customarily administers two oaths to each of his new colleagues.—
John Paul Stevens
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If the bill becomes law, the treasury secretary will have 90 days to provide lawmakers with a list of occupations that customarily received tips as of December 31, 2023.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Sticking to equities such as broad market index funds and growth stocks, combined with consistent contributions, is customarily more effective than market timing.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Children customarily go out into the fields and play with imitation bows and arrows.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Indeed, generative AI is customarily based on and referred to as large language models or LLMs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Sticking to equities such as broad market index funds and growth stocks, combined with consistent contributions, is customarily more effective than market timing.
—Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Children customarily go out into the fields and play with imitation bows and arrows.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Indeed, generative AI is customarily based on and referred to as large language models or LLMs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for customarily
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“Customarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/customarily. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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