routinely

[ roo-teen-lee ]

/ ruˈtin li /

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adverb

regularly or habitually; as a matter of course:As a person raised and living in the South, I (and others around me) routinely say "please" when ordering in restaurants.Storm drains should be routinely cleaned and maintained to stay functional.

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Origin of routinely

routine + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM routinely

un·rou·tine·ly, adverb

Words nearby routinely

router patch, route survey, routh, routine, routineer, routinely, routing, routinism, routinize, roux, Rouyn

How to use routinely in a sentence

TV news stuck to old routines amid voting upheaval — and confusion followed.
Despite precautions, CBS headquarters reports 15 coronavirus cases amid nationwide surge|Jeremy Barr|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Officials said a State Supreme Court justice had reviewed 40 of the judge’s decisions and orders, as well as 1,000 status conference orders on routine issues.
New York Court Officials Complete Rare Review of Cases Handled by Judge Forced Into Retirement by Dementia|by Joe Sexton|November 20, 2020|ProPublica
Tommy Sheppard follows something of a routine when he attends basketball tournaments.
How did Deni Avdija catch the eye of Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard? It started with his name.|Ava Wallace|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
That all changed when it became clear that children wouldn’t be returning to classrooms and routines anytime soon.
The pandemic isn’t ending anytime soon. And our bodies are feeling the stress.|Petula Dvorak|November 19, 2020|Washington Post

On Wednesday morning, for just a few minutes, the routines unfolding in front of Bancroft Elementary School in Northwest Washington seemed normal.
After 8 months, D.C. Public Schools reopens buildings for more than 400 students|Perry Stein|November 18, 2020|Washington Post
Such statements are rare, as the Guards routinely avoid going public with news about the demise of one of their commanders.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Sneaker and clothing brands routinely dole out buckets of dough to drape their swag over popular cultural characters.
Would You Pay $100 For a 50 Cent Bulge? Men’s Undies Get Expensive|James Joiner|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the Jamaica Observer routinely runs hideous cartoons about gay people and incites violence against them.
How Maurice Tomlinson Was Outed in Jamaica—and Forced Into Exile|Jay Michaelson|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I ask about sex and drinking and drugs, routinely and without hesitation.
Let’s Not Forget: We Were All Teenagers Once|Russell Saunders|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where necessary, the commission will provide pens in polling booths that will be routinely sanitized.
Liberian Senatorial Elections Defy Ebola|Wade Williams|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dinner went off routinely, with no overt references made to the missile matter.
A Mixture of Genius|Arnold Castle
During and after the test series in the Pacific in 1956 and 1958, United States surveys of the ocean were made routinely.
Atoms, Nature, and Man|Neal O. Hines
The officer was looking straight at Jake asking his questions routinely, matter of factly.
The Land of Look Behind|Paul Cameron Brown
The bagnio men (bath attendants), who routinely bled the bathers in public baths, preferred the spring lancet.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis
Bowhead whales are the only species of large whales found routinely in Arctic waters.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic|Stephen Leatherwood