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routinely

[roo-teen-lee] / ruˈtin li /
ADVERB
usually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commonly consistently customarily frequently generally habitually normally occasionally often ordinarily regularly sometimes typically
WEAK
as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large in the main mainly more often than not most often mostly naturally now and again now and then on the whole once and again per usual
Antonyms
STRONGEST
infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

Example Sentences

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Did everyone routinely use the encyclopedia, or read the Steinbeck novel, or listen attentively to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony?

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

During slavery, Black inventors were routinely denied patents or saw their ideas claimed by others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the agency routinely monitors for abnormal billing patterns and complaints to identify fraud.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Central to Gold.com’s leadership is its status as an authorized distributor for high-profile sovereign mint products, such as American Silver Eagles and Canadian Gold Maple Leafs—government-backed coins that routinely sell out during limited production runs.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

He testified that nonblack defendants were routinely prosecuted in state, rather than federal, court.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander