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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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On Friday, just a few dozen travellers were in the usually packed departures hall, as porters sat on empty baggage carts and soldiers kept watch at the terminal entrance.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

This is usually between three and 10 years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

These assets usually lack market quotes and are difficult to value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

This week: Retail investors usually stick to the stock market, but many are rushing to make bets on oil futures.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

I was shocked—Mom usually skipped dessert, not dinner—but excited about a meal of just ice cream.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller