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usual

[ yoo-zhoo-uhl, yoozh-wuhl ]

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adjective

habitual or customary:
her usual skill.
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commonly met with or observed in experience; ordinary:
the usual January weather.
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commonplace; everyday:
He says the usual things.
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noun

something that is usual:
He could expect only the usual.

usual

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adjective

of the most normal, frequent, or regular type; customary
that's the usual sort of application to send

noun

ordinary or commonplace events (esp in the phrase out of the usual )
the usual informal.
the habitual or usual drink, meal, etc

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Derived Forms

ˈ�ܲ��ܲ��Ա��, noun

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Other Word Forms

��s��·��·�� adverb
��s��·��·�Ա�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of usual¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin ū��, equivalent to Latin ū��-, stem of ū��ܲ� “use” ( use (noun)) + -�� -al ¹; compare Old French usuel

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Word History and Origins

Origin of usual¹

C14: from Late Latin ū�� ordinary, from Latin ū��ܲ� use

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

as usual, in the customary or usual manner:
As usual, he forgot my birthday.

More idioms and phrases containing usual

see as usual ; business as usual .

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Synonym Study

Usual, customary, habitual refer to a settled and constant practice. Usual indicates something that is to be expected by reason of previous experience, which shows it to occur more often than not: There were the usual crowds at the celebration. Something that is customary is in accordance with prevailing usage or individual practice: It is customary to finish up with a bonfire. That which is habitual has become settled or constant as the result of habit on the part of the individual: The merchants wore habitual smiles throughout the season.

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"All Up In My Grill" reimagines the traditional cooking show by extending the idea of grilling beyond its usual confines.

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In his usual fashion, Trump hit out at "fake polls from fake news organisations".

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He said it was likely airports in Spain and Portugal have independent power supplies, "which will see big diesel generators which fire off when it senses no power from its usual grid supply".

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As usual the NFL Draft provided plenty of talking points, with Shedeur Sanders' epic slide and the Jacksonville Jaguars trading up two of the biggest.

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The authors acknowledge that flu cases in hospitals were higher than usual but no worse than in the winter of 2022-23 – though the number took longer to fall than in that year.

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