commonly
[kom-uhn-lee]
- often; frequently: commonly used words.
- usually; generally; ordinarily.
- in a common manner.
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Origin of commonly
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Contemporary Examples
Israel commonly holds people suspected of threatening national security for long periods without access to legal counsel.
The euphemism most commonly used by convicts for dying is to “be taken off the count.”
He used the Arab acronym for ISIS or ISIL, as the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” commonly is known.
Its main role is commonly thought to be coordinating our movements.
Teams are commonly sponsored by corporations, and even fielded by financial firms.
Historical Examples
The minute you touch on religion, as commonly understood, you reach the sectarian.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
We commonly make it the last, if we ever make it at all; but it is the first and the ruling one.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
Apples in some form or other are commonly served with goose.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Katy stood in what is commonly designated as a "brown study."
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
Prisoners, too, are commonly allowed to help themselves in a variety of ways.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
commonly
- usually; ordinarilyhe was commonly known as Joe
- derogatory in a coarse or vulgar wayshe dresses commonly
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