typically
Americanadverb
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in a way that serves as or conforms to a type.
The study examines the eating patterns of both typically developing children and those who have intellectual or developmental delays.
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commonly or characteristically.
A Florida thunderstorm typically works like this: lightning and thunder, torrential rain, gusty winds, and then it’s all over in about 5 to 10 minutes.
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Origin of typically
Explanation
Use the adverb typically when something happens in a general or usual way. The winner of the Miss America pageant, for example, is typically a very tall, slender young woman with long hair. You might say that it typically takes a year to get a driver's license in your state — in other words, that's how long it takes as a general rule or on average. Or you could say that while you don't typically enjoy short stories, you read one recently that you can't get out of your mind. The adjective typical is at the root of typically, from the Late Latin typicus, "of a type," and the Greek typos, "impression."
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Retail electric-vehicle sales also disappointed through September and October, typically strong periods for EV sales and cell production, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
By contrast, Alzheimer’s disease typically is associated with memory and language loss, and is more associated with apathy and depression than with anxiety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Google says that a project of comparable size typically supports more than 1,000 construction jobs over time and creates “hundreds” of permanent roles.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
They found many discarded parts contained more fibre than the sections people typically eat.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The subprime market tapped a segment of the American public that did not typically have anything to do with Wall Street: the tranche between the fifth and the twenty-ninth percentile in their credit ratings.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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