routinely

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routinely

/ɹuːˈtiːnli/ UK
/ɹuˈtinli/ Canada, US
/ɹʉːˈtiːnli/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -iːnli

adverb more routinely · most routinely

In a routine manner, in a way that has become common or expected. The risk of going out of business was very real, they had suffered disastrous presidents, routinely lost their best players, and were effectively owned by a bailed-out bank, so Lim was welcomed as their saviour.
Similar: customarily
Done by rote or habit, as part of a routine, without attention or concern. We routinely test the fire extinguishers but no one ever expects them to fail.

Similar: ordinarily

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Closest in meaning: habitually, ordinarily, customarily, typically, consistently, normally, commonly, usually, generally, duly, frequent, regularly, often, daily, frequently, evenly

adverb

Similar: ordinarily

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adv in a routine manner

Español	rutinariamente
Português	rotineiramente
Français	routinièrement

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@misc{routinely_2026,
  title = {routinely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/routinely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}