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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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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
Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Short-Term Stress Temporarily Spikes Blood Pressure Temporary spikes in blood pressure in response to acute (short-term) stress are normal and expected.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
This year’s small audience decline is pretty on par with other award shows recently, suggesting that these ceremonies might be settling into a new normal after all of them saw viewership tank in 2020.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Temperatures on Friday are expected to be near normal, at 78 degrees.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
Short-Term Stress Temporarily Spikes Blood Pressure Temporary spikes in blood pressure in response to acute (short-term) stress are normal and expected.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 28 May 2025
Noun
Normal snow range is the three-decade averages of climate normals from 1991-2020.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
This year’s small audience decline is pretty on par with other award shows recently, suggesting that these ceremonies might be settling into a new normal after all of them saw viewership tank in 2020.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for normal
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Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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In other words, Catherine is a nice, ordinary middle-class English girl.—
Adelle Waldman,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
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Now, investors looking for stable returns may want to consider diversified investment alternatives such as the Trefis High Quality portfolio, which has showcased impressive performance, yielding over 91% returns since its inception.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The man is currently recovering and in stable condition at Kings County Hospital's intensive care unit, according to a GoFundMe page created to help him with his unforeseen medical expenses.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Ordinarily, between 1,700 and 2,000 job orders are posted during a typical day shift, and between 1,100 and 1,400 are posted during a standard night shift.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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This choice allows the plants to make maximum use of the soil's water and nutrients resources, particularly important in the poor soils and arid climates typical of Apulia.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Recruiters are no longer confined to hiring in the same usual saturated areas, benefiting emerging tech hubs.—
Nacho De Marco,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang was more somber than usual on the AI juggernaut’s conference call following its blockbuster earnings, according to CNBC’s Kristina Partsinevelos , who has been analyzing all the action in the cult stock for the last 24 hours.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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His answer was lucid as a fog bank and inspiring as a stalk of celery.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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Electrophysiological correlates of lucid dreaming: sensor and source level signatures Taylor & Francis.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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When psychologists and researchers began tracking attention spans in 2004, the average attention span on any screen was about two and a half minutes.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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For the contiguous United States, on average, July is the hottest month of the year.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
3 June 2025
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Wilson’s dominance is routine at this point, and the Aces are increasingly reliant on it.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Righty Manning West came out of the bullpen for KU, but between shortstop Sawyer Smith struggling to come up with a routine ground ball and three doubles, Creighton tallied up five additional runs after Voegele exited.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2025
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And, of course, doing all these things in the presence of clients just shows a complete lack of rational thought.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
29 May 2025
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This is a state where each person settles on a strategy that feels rational given everyone else’s, even if the group as a whole is stuck in mediocrity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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