Synonyms

routinely

American

[roo-teen-lee] / ruˈtin li /

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.

Other Word Forms

unroutinely adverb

Etymology

Origin of routinely

routine ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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That competition involves routinely monitoring rivals’ prices and shifting their own accordingly.

From The Wall Street Journal

The researchers recommend evaluating sleep as routinely as other major cardiovascular risk factors.

From Science Daily

The IRS’s criminal-investigation wing routinely tells tax filers to beware of preparers who promise big refunds or take a cut of their clients’ refunds as payment.

From MarketWatch

They are now routinely detected in water, soil, wildlife, and human tissue.

From Science Daily

Customer service calls have routinely been recorded and monitored for years.

From BBC

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