as in usually
according to the usual course of things
ordinarily, I get off work at five, but this week I'm working late to meet a project deadline
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In this state, the liver converts fats into ketones, which the brain uses as an alternate fuel source to the glucose that would ordinarily come from the breakdown of carbs.
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New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
What is unusual is the attentiveness to what would ordinarily be background information.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The stakes in play will inevitably help convince the participating clubs to field their strongest teams this summer but the disquiet from players persists ahead of a summer that would ordinarily have been vacant for high-profile events.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
As speaker, Johnson's opposition would ordinarily keep the plan from ever receiving a floor vote.
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New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
What is unusual is the attentiveness to what would ordinarily be background information.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The stakes in play will inevitably help convince the participating clubs to field their strongest teams this summer but the disquiet from players persists ahead of a summer that would ordinarily have been vacant for high-profile events.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
As speaker, Johnson's opposition would ordinarily keep the plan from ever receiving a floor vote.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Ordinarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordinarily. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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