Definitions

usually

[yoo-zhoo-uh-lee, yoozh-wuh-lee] / ˈyu ʒu ə li, ˈyuʒ wə li /

ADVERB

for the most part

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently customarily frequently generally mostly normally occasionally ordinarily regularly routinely sometimes

WEAK

as a rule as is the custom as is usual as usual by and large habitually in the main mainly more often than not most often now and again now and then on the whole once and again

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently never rarely seldom sometimes uncommonly

WEAK

exceptionally unusually

Example Sentences

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"It's not the first time. It is usually frustrating," Slot said.

From BBC

On March 2, 2020 — a Sunday when most central bankers would usually be relaxing at home — top Fed officials held a rare emergency meeting by phone.

From MarketWatch

It means investors are demanding such a high convenience yield to hold the physical commodity that it is dwarfing costs for storage and other inputs that are usually factored into futures prices.

From MarketWatch

The man, who declined to give his name fearing repercussions from federal agents, has operated one business or another — usually multiple — in the area for some 37 years.

From Los Angeles Times

Wine director Lee Campbell of Borgo in New York sees quite a few solo diners; most order wine, usually by the glass.

From The Wall Street Journal

usually

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