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as in usual
accepted, used, or practiced by most people
the customary response to the greeting "How are you?" is "Fine, thanks"
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as in traditional
based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation
the customary toasting of the bride and groom at their wedding reception
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Recent Examples of customary
Doing so, Cohn and Duprat return to their hallmark mode of psychological satire, filtered through a customary comedy-drama prism.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 19 June 2025
Rather than taking a customary solo lap around the ice at Amerant Bank Arena, Barkov skated directly into a red swarm of his teammates after NHL commissioner Gary Bettman presented him with the shiny silver trophy for the second straight spring.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Shohei Ohtani took his customary spot atop the Dodgers’ batting order for their game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
What began as a joke soon became customary for the crew to blurt out on set when something went wrong, which happened frequently.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 20 June 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 19 June 2025
Rather than taking a customary solo lap around the ice at Amerant Bank Arena, Barkov skated directly into a red swarm of his teammates after NHL commissioner Gary Bettman presented him with the shiny silver trophy for the second straight spring.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Shohei Ohtani took his customary spot atop the Dodgers’ batting order for their game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
What began as a joke soon became customary for the crew to blurt out on set when something went wrong, which happened frequently.
—Logan Holland, People.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for customary
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Both are now visible to the naked eye to observers in the Southern Hemisphere and are currently shining millions of times brighter than usual.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The Senate has spent some 18 hours churning through more than two dozen amendments in what is called a vote-a-rama, a typically laborious process that went on longer than usual as negotiations happen on and off the chamber floor.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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From puberty to post-menopause, hormones significantly impact women's health experiences—yet they're often dismissed, misunderstood, or inadequately addressed in traditional healthcare settings.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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Though historically powerful, its traditional cuisine remains a global afterthought.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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For more details on the nature of conventional AI versus AGI and ASI, see my analysis at the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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These stories reveal new information, challenge conventional thinking, inform policymakers and the public, shine light on wrongdoing.—
Greg Borowski,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Technical Defenses: Publishers must invest in organically evolving detection systems that can identify current manipulation techniques and evolve to counter new ones.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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There is no legal precedent for a president revoking the citizenship of a U.S.-born citizen, and such a move has no legal basis under current law.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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“Customary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customary. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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