Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed.
- adjective Regularly or customarily used.
- adjective In conformity with regular practice or procedure.
- idiom (as usual) As commonly or habitually happens.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice or in the general course of events; customary; habitual; common; frequent; ordinary.
- noun That which is usual.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary; ordinary; habitual; common.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective most commonly occurring
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
- adjective commonly encountered
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I found Isabel as well as usual, he said, only Im afraid as usual isnt particularly well.
Chapter 28 1918
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_We are this week compelled to go to press one day earlier than usual; we have to request the indulgence of our correspondents for the omission of our usual_ LIST OF REPLIES RECEIVED, _and for not replying until next week to several inquiries which have been addressed to us_.
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_exactly_ usual (there may be exceptions, but it ain't exactly _usual_) to come to a gentleman's funeral, and especially not all the way from
Christopher and Columbus Elizabeth von Arnim 1903
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It's surrounded by approximately an acre of gardens, on which the owners planted drought-resistant grasses as well as flowers and trees that create a green, lush environment in contrast to the what they call the usual Las Vegas "hardscape."
Mediterranean, Vegas-Style Sarah Tilton 2012
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Concierge Auctions It's surrounded by approximately an acre of gardens, on which the owners planted drought-resistant grasses as well as flowers and trees that create a green, lush environment in contrast to the what they call the usual Las Vegas "hardscape."
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All five, in statements so similar that they mostly read word for word, said the idea for the journey was hatched in 2008 after the group watched the movie "Kite Runner" at Umar Chaudhry's house -- what they called the usual hangout of the youths, who lived in the same neighborhood off Route 1.
5 Virginia men facing terrorism charges in Pakistan write of 'noble' motivation 2010
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This is opposed to what he calls his usual universal voice.
Poll: Blacks Shift Towards Obama; Evangelicals Shift Towards...Rudy! 2009
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MALVEAUX: And despite the fact that Obama's campaign released a 13-minute video clip around the Keating controversy, Obama portrayed himself as above the fray today, saying that the American people aren't looking for what he calls the usual shenanigans or smear tactics that have come to characterize the campaigns.
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That, dear readers, is what you call my usual day.
outfoxed Diary Entry outfoxed 2006
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"Kite Runner" at Umar Chaudhry's house -- what they called the usual hangout of the youths, who lived in the same neighborhood off Route 1.
FrontPage Magazine 2010
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