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regularly

American  
[reg-yuh-ler-lee] / ˈrɛg yə lər li /

adverb

  1. at regular times or intervals.

  2. according to plan, custom, etc.

  3. usually; ordinarily.

    The dress is regularly $45 but is now on sale for $30.

Etymology

Origin of regularly

First recorded in 1520–30; regular + -ly

Example Sentences

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This week Thailand's second city, Chiang Mai, regularly topped the IQAir monitor website's most polluted big cities list.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Participants also reported on their daily functioning and met regularly with clinicians.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

That’s for at least two reasons, according to some of the newsletter editors I regularly monitor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The industry’s latest acquisitions, well below $10 billion, reflect a more tightfisted approach to dealmaking than previous periods, when big companies regularly spent tens of billions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Instead, waves would seem to be appearing and disappearing regularly at exactly the same spots, so these trapped waves are called standing waves.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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