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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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Usually, May and June can be a trying time because of intense disagreements over the opinions in close cases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

"Usually, I feel alone. Here, I see so many like me," says Dhanshika, another member of the community, smiling as she watched friends dressed in their finest sari dresses.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Usually, analysts are optimistic at the start of the year but then quickly begin to revise down their numbers in coming months.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Usually, when fall arrives, the United States begins importing more of its food than it does during the summer, with produce imports often coming from South America.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Usually good news can wait, and bad news can’t.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones