as in usually
according to the usual course of things
ordinarily, I get off work at five, but this week I'm working late to meet a project deadline
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Networks ordinarily like to be first with pivotal projections.
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Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Long-term disability, which ordinarily kicks in after three months to six months, typically replaces 40% to 60% of your income.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Hampton has refunded $85,000 in trip reservations during what’s usually the busy final month of the rafting season — when the region is decked out in autumn foliage that ordinarily draws legions of visitors.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Shonekan is someone who ordinarily might be eyeing a top spot.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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Brian Stelter, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Long-term disability, which ordinarily kicks in after three months to six months, typically replaces 40% to 60% of your income.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Hampton has refunded $85,000 in trip reservations during what’s usually the busy final month of the rafting season — when the region is decked out in autumn foliage that ordinarily draws legions of visitors.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Shonekan is someone who ordinarily might be eyeing a top spot.
—Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Ordinarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordinarily. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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