typically
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Adverb
typically (comparative more typically, superlative most typically)
- In a typical or common manner.
- 2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist[1], volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):
- An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic […] real kidneys […] . But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.
- In an expected or customary manner.
- 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport[2]:
- And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes.
Synonyms
- (in a typical manner): commonly, most of the time; see also Thesaurus:usually
- (in a customary manner): ordinarily, routinely; see also Thesaurus:normally
Antonyms
- (all): atypically
- (in a typical manner): See also Thesaurus:occasionally
- (in a customary manner): See also Thesaurus:unusually
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in a typical manner
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in an expected or customary manner
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