routinely
Americanadverb
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Etymology
Origin of routinely
Explanation
When you do something routinely, you do it often and regularly. Many people routinely brush their teeth before they go to bed and again when they wake up in the morning. Something that's become a habit or an often repeated series of actions is done routinely. Your actual daily routine is one example of this — you might routinely eat cereal for breakfast, or routinely feed your cat at 5:00, for example. You can also say that a movie critic who always seems to find some fault with a film routinely trashes all your favorite movies. The French root is routine, "usual course of action," from route, "way or path."
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Porsche routinely reported margins above 15% before the recent collapse, but the new targets are still ambitious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Scotland's nine other health boards say they do not currently routinely prescribe for weight loss specifically, although some are looking to introduce access.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Larger trials, longer follow-up periods, and practical methods for delivering the treatment will be needed before clinicians can routinely prescribe it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Both gear types are associated with high levels of waste, routinely hauling in large volumes of non-target species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Focused on winning in Tokyo in 1940, he smashed record after record at multiple distances and routinely buried his competition by giant margins, once winning a race by one hundred yards.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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