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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One of the reasons a steakhouse is such a prime place to order meatloaf is simple: the meat they are loafing is usually excellent.

From Salon

Lunch was usually sacrificed to get up extra shots.

From Los Angeles Times

About 20% of the world's oil usually passes through the strait and the war has severely reduced sea traffic and sent global oil prices soaring.

From BBC

Ships are fueled by bunker fuel, usually marine gasoil, heavy fuel oil or marine diesel.

From MarketWatch

Joseph Contreras usually pitches against fellow teenagers in the Atlanta suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal

usually

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