routinely

[roo-teen-lee]

adverb

1. 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.

Other Word Forms

• unroutinely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of routinely¹

routine ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Because radio and GPS signals cannot easily pass through seawater, sonobuoys are vital to modern naval detection systems and they are routinely used by navies during exercises and operations.

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Days for Dietz and members of his team now routinely stretch to 12 or 14 hours as they confront issues that don’t normally arise in city legal departments.

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Price competition can be ferocious: Plans are displayed side-by-side online, and consumers routinely switch carriers to save a few dollars.

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Companies routinely tap these data sets to plan everything from price adjustments to targeted marketing campaigns.

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There is little in the report about the use of WhatsApp by government ministers, despite criticism during the inquiry of the fact messages were routinely deleted.

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Related Words

• commonly 
• consistently 
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• frequently 
• generally 
• habitually 
• normally 
• occasionally 
• often 
• ordinarily 
• regularly 
• sometimes 
• typically