routine

Definition for routine

adjective as in habitual

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conventional, everyday, normal, ordinary, periodic, regular, unremarkable, usual

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familiar, general, plain, seasonal, standard

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accepted, accustomed, chronic, customary, methodical, quotidian, typical, wonted, workaday

noun as in habitual activity

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act, custom, cycle, drill, groove, habit, method, pace, pattern, piece, practice, procedure, program, system, technique, use

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bit, channels, formula, grind, line, order, rote, round, rut, schtick, spiel, tack, treadmill, usage, way, wont

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beaten path, daily grind, rat race

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This is a change from the less choreographed routines which were often centred around crossing it to certain zones in the box, relying on your best players to win headers through their physicality and duelling.

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Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters - aged six and five - were rescued on 9 July by policemen on a routine patrol in a forest in the southern state of Karnataka.

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It meant the NHS trust could cut back on routine follow-up appointments.

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Even routine medical advice can become a viral battleground in today’s polarized social media landscape.

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The Polish military further described the actions - which have become routine since Polish and Nato aircraft shot down three Russian drones in Poland's airspace on 10 September - as preventative.

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