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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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Recent Examples of normal
Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
What Liu hadn’t experienced, however, was anything resembling a normal childhood.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Dec. 2025
Temperatures could cool slightly and trend closer to seasonal normals.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The merger agreement with Netflix also provides WBD with more flexibility to operate in a normal course until closing.
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And as the industry and Reiner’s family attempt to find a new normal in this sad new reality, details about the deaths are emerging that paint a clearer picture of what exactly happened.
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Filming the stairs and seeing the response affirmed that her experience was, in fact, out of the ordinary.—
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That means ordinary users cannot easily guess when Gen AI is reliable.—
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Polk said the astronaut is stable but that diagnostic uncertainty in microgravity prompted NASA to err on the side of bringing the crew member back to Earth.—
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Treaties assume shared values, stable circumstances, and mutual benefit.—
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The company intends to move away from the low-volume manufacturing typical of the aviation industry.—
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The project could also bypass typical rezoning requirements, allowing building to occur in agricultural and natural areas.—
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The group was tracked for an average of 25 years, during which time 3,208 participants developed dementia.—
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The analyst pointed to Chinese inventory levels, which seem to have risen 15% this month versus the December 2025 average, as a headwind.—
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As usual, Coon thrives in ambiguity, layering a seemingly straightforward woman with depth.—
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As a result, Musick elected to bench her usual rotation for much of the second half.—
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If the Court decides against the President, the lucid performance of Neal Katyal, representing one set of challengers, must be credited with demonstrating that commonsense runs the other way.—
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By the parable-like broadness of its belief that love is the only thing lucid enough to see through an Orwellian assault on reality.—
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Right away, Reece, now 23, began an eight-round regimen called ABVD, a standard treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma.—
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The city employee has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, which is standard protocol, McCabe said.—
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He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution.—
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The organization is working to transform cultural norms and narratives surrounding aging, disability and care, as well as make change through federal and state-level policies and build power among the people who have been touched by care.—
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“Normal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normal. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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