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as in grind
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
part of my morning routine is drinking a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper
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as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
this is just a routine inspection
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as in formal
following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules
the routine procedure for filing a complaint with the board
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as in usual
often observed or encountered
the movie is a routine thriller that has little to recommend it
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Recent Examples of routine
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Each routine is taught slowly and clearly, with plenty of repetition so everyone can feel confident and comfortable.
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Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
Howard Cohen
june 24,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Luckily, the combination of skin barrier and elasticity issues can be addressed with an intentional body care routine.
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Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
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Make The Excerpt part of your weekday routine.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Each routine is taught slowly and clearly, with plenty of repetition so everyone can feel confident and comfortable.
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Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
Adjective
Downtown traffic is a snarl and parking isn’t easy even on routine days.
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Howard Cohen
june 24,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Luckily, the combination of skin barrier and elasticity issues can be addressed with an intentional body care routine.
—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for routine
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In this week’s issue, the staff writer Paige Williams goes inside the booming repo industry, riding along with Matthew Pitman, a longtime repo man whose popular YouTube channel, RepoNut, chronicles the daily grind of repoing.
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Mired in one of the worst slumps of his big-league career, Swanson is going through the day-to-day grind trying to get going offensively.
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Maintaining fitness through practices like cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and adequate sleep is crucial for combating decision fatigue, managing stress, and sustaining peak performance over a long career.
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The Nike Air Force 1 Low has taken on denim and patent leather uppers separately, and now a material exercise is somehow combining both at once.
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Special guest Frzy will join the two musical acts at Point State Park for a concert with a theme of celebrating educators and innovators.
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Baker’s portrayal emphasizes how creativity becomes an act of defiance against exclusion.
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Shah adds that many women feel their best when ferritin levels are at least between 40 and 70 ng/ml for optimal energy and hair health, even if lab ranges suggest lower levels are ‘normal’.
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People are being asked to have their trash and recycling at the curb at least one hour prior to their normal pickup time.
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The men, both in formal suits, appear jovial despite their opposing political views, with smiles spreading on their faces.
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Management cited its recent formal launch of FedEx Life Science, which provides specialized transportation services for the health-care industry, where packages can be both time- and temperature-sensitive, as well as accelerating growth in artificial intelligence.
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And because of the extreme concentration of wealth, the market’s rally is much more significant to the economy than usual — for good and bad.
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In fact, Iran has no intention of going back to business as usual in the strait, Noam Raydan, senior fellow at the Washington Institute think tank, wrote in a blog post on Friday.
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They were just stuck in a paycheck-to-paycheck rut like their neighbors and 29% of American families who qualify as the working poor.
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The show closes out its five-season run stuck in a narrative rut.
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The boy died during practice runs at Mason Motocross in Mason County on Sunday morning, CBS affiliate WOWK reported.
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The Chiefs’ 2026 tight end room is crowded, so Pline’s most likely path could be finding a home on the team’s practice squad.
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“Routine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routine. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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