as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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The hideouts are intended to give a little bit of normalcy to troops very close to the front lines.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
That is the perfect distillation of the franchise right there, for a character who craved normalcy and companionship and an actor whose role as a dad helped shape these films.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Riley also is filled with a new sympathy for anyone grasping for a semblance of normalcy when their world is upside down.
—Mackenzie Happe and Zoë Todd, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
However, signs of a return to relative normalcy are emerging.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
That is the perfect distillation of the franchise right there, for a character who craved normalcy and companionship and an actor whose role as a dad helped shape these films.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Riley also is filled with a new sympathy for anyone grasping for a semblance of normalcy when their world is upside down.
—Mackenzie Happe and Zoë Todd, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
However, signs of a return to relative normalcy are emerging.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for normalcy
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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