as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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As Israel's government touts its victory over Iran after 12 days of war, and a sense of normalcy returns to daily...
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
For this group, the goal is to find a solution that covers every angle, offering privacy, advanced protection and a sense of normalcy, no matter what's happening above ground.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
While managing the physical toll of cancer, Scott hopes others dealing with similar experiences try to maintain some degree of normalcy in their lives.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 27 June 2025
The abrupt interference with normalcy had many financial, social and political impacts.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
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Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
For this group, the goal is to find a solution that covers every angle, offering privacy, advanced protection and a sense of normalcy, no matter what's happening above ground.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
While managing the physical toll of cancer, Scott hopes others dealing with similar experiences try to maintain some degree of normalcy in their lives.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 27 June 2025
The abrupt interference with normalcy had many financial, social and political impacts.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for normalcy
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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