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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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We have since become friends, although in our increasingly hypercharged environment, we usually avoid talking about politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"This is what scientists usually assume in large-scale simulated models of the Universe, but it has been hard to confirm by observation until now."

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Below-market rent usually triggers a reduction in SSI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Melfi added that cost and insurance coverage remain major obstacles, and that people usually discontinue it because they can’t afford it.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

“Well, usually, the kid who borrows the book returns with it.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova