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as a matter of course

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dogmatic adj.
customarily adv.
necessarily adv.

ADJECTIVE

dogmatic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertive categorical pragmatic reasoned

WEAK

a priori authoritarian authoritative axiomatic by fiat by natural law by nature canonical deducible deductive derivable doctrinaire doctrinal eternal excathedra formal imperative inevitable on faith oracular orthodox peremptory positive prophetic systematic theoretical unchangeable unerring unqualified

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WEAK

ambiguous amenable doubtful doubting dubious equivocal flexible fluctuating indecisive manageable not positive obedient questioning skeptical submissive uncertain vacillating

ADVERB

customarily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly consistently generally habitually normally routinely traditionally

WEAK

as usual conventionally frequently naturally regularly usually wontedly

Antonyms

WEAK

differently divergently occasionally rarely sometimes

ADVERB

necessarily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

automatically naturally no doubt undoubtedly unquestionably

WEAK

accordingly axiomatically beyond one's control by definition by its own nature cardinally come what may compulsorily consequently exigently from within fundamentally incontrovertibly indubitably ineluctably inescapably inexorably irresistibly of course of necessity perforce positively pressingly significantly unpreventably vitally willy-nilly without fail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully questionably

WEAK

unnecessarily

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as a matter of course

For the first time in the 96-year history of the World Cup, matches have been interrupted around the 22nd and 67th minutes as a matter of course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

It’s so rare because failure — by pitchers as well as batters — is expected as a matter of course.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2025

These are “de novo” mutations that pop up randomly; most are far too rare to be worth testing for prenatally as a matter of course.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2024

Despite council members’ frustration at being left out of the process, Acadia had met the city’s criteria and was approved as a matter of course.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

The judges then indicated that as a matter of course they would talk with me privately.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

as a matter of course

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