1
as in ordinary
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
that fateful day had begun just like any normal workday
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2
as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
if you run around screaming like that, no one will think you are normal
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
she has normal reading abilities for a child her age
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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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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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Recent Examples of normal
Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Near normal temperatures are expected on Monday, with highs reaching the mid-80s.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The bottom line is that nearly four years into this new normal in college football, NFL teams are still trying to master a transfer landscape that isn’t going away.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
This year the market will open two weeks earlier than normal.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Near normal temperatures are expected on Monday, with highs reaching the mid-80s.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Noun
The movie’s over-all arc is a common one: from the unquestioned routines of daily life to the strange new normal of risks and precautions, fears and constraints, illness and deaths; from there to an eventual sense of wary relief.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
The bottom line is that nearly four years into this new normal in college football, NFL teams are still trying to master a transfer landscape that isn’t going away.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normal
Adjective
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Our party wants to give ordinary workers a raise by raising the living wage.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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As a result, many affordable properties turn out to be comparatively ordinary in appearance and amenities.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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His early stardom never quite translated into a stable senior career as opportunities dried up in a system overflowing with talent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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The president further argues that lower rates will make financing the ever-increasing federal debt cheaper, a factor which does not play into the Fed’s statutory dual mandate of ensuring maximum sustainable employment and stable prices.—
Ron Insana,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The size of a typical studio apartment is 500 to 600 square feet.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
14 July 2025
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Over a 40-year career, the typical Black woman will lose approximately $1 million compared to her white male co-workers.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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As usual, Trump did most of the talking, but Rutte was clearly on board and confirmed key details.—
Daniel Fried,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Elie Saab’s show, as usual, was on point, showcasing spectacular, timeless red-carpet-style gowns which were opulent and glamorous in equal measure.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The glasses are available in a Midas Fleck colorway, with a black lucid treatment and gold details, featuring Prizm 24K lenses.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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In January, detainees were held at the jails, on average, for 40 days before being transferred, released or deported.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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The e-bike is almost unbelievably efficient: to fully charge a five-hundred-watt e-bike costs, on average, about eight cents.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Simone Rose maintained her momentum in rotation two, hitting her bars routine and complex dismount to claim the lead moving into rotation three.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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And since the Education Department layoffs, schools have struggled to get in touch with the government for routine requests.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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The regime’s more rational elements may eventually prevail and reduce tensions.—
Roya Hakakian,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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A lot of court cases have been dealing with these cancellations as a group, highlighting the lack of scientific—or seemingly rational—input into the decisions to cut funding for entire categories of research.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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