as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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Recent Examples of normalcy Oil prices have started to slip — but not necessarily for reasons that suggest a return to market normalcy. —
Rob Wile, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026 Amid what seems like constant change in golf, the Masters brings a degree of normalcy as golf's rite of spring and for many, the true opening week of the sport. —Doug Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026 William appreciated their involvement beyond measure, enjoying their company and the normalcy of the environment, whatever the circumstance. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026 Nicki Thurwanger, the Clinical Nurse Manager of Pediatrics at Providence Children’s Hospital, said that gestures like Nathan’s help hospitalized children feel a sense of normalcy in an otherwise extremely abnormal time of their lives. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for normalcy
Rob Wile, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026 Amid what seems like constant change in golf, the Masters brings a degree of normalcy as golf's rite of spring and for many, the true opening week of the sport. —Doug Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 7 Apr. 2026 William appreciated their involvement beyond measure, enjoying their company and the normalcy of the environment, whatever the circumstance. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026 Nicki Thurwanger, the Clinical Nurse Manager of Pediatrics at Providence Children’s Hospital, said that gestures like Nathan’s help hospitalized children feel a sense of normalcy in an otherwise extremely abnormal time of their lives. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for normalcy
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Clearly, commercial shipping companies (specifically their insurers) will be hesitant to return to normality.— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
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The price of crude oil fell by more than 15% after a two-week ceasefire was announced in the war in Iran, but analysts warn that prices remain inflated compared to their pre-war levels and will take more time to return to normality.— Will Clark, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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