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as usual

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u⋅su⋅al

  [yoo-zhoo-uhl, yoozh-wuhl]
Use as usual in a Sentence
–adjective
1. habitual or customary: her usual skill.
2. commonly met with or observed in experience; ordinary: the usual January weather.
3. commonplace; everyday: He says the usual things.
–noun
4. something that is usual: He could expect only the usual.
—Idiom
5. as usual, in the customary or usual manner: As usual, he forgot my birthday.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL ūsuālis, equiv. to L ūsu-, s. of ūsus use (see use (n.)) + -ālis -al 1 ; cf. OF usuel

Related forms:
u⋅su⋅al⋅ly, adverb
u⋅su⋅al⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. accustomed. 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. 2. general, prevailing, prevalent, familiar, regular. 3. expected, predictable.
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u·su·al   (yōō'zhōō-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed: the usual summer heat.

  2. Regularly or customarily used: ended the speech with the usual expressions of thanks.

  3. In conformity with regular practice or procedure: Come at the usual time.


[Middle English, from Old French usuel, from Late Latin ūsuālis, from Latin ūsus, use, from past participle of ūtī, to use.]
u'su·al·ly adv., u'su·al·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives apply to what is expected or familiar because it occurs frequently or recurs regularly. Usual describes what accords with normal, common, or ordinary practice or procedure: "The parson said the usual things about the sea—its blueness . . . its beauty" (George du Maurier).
Habitual implies repetition and force of habit: a habitual liar.
Customary and accustomed refer to conformity with prevailing customs or conventions: "It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions" (Thomas H. Huxley). She resolved the difficulty with her accustomed resourcefulness.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

as usual

In the normal, habitual, or accustomed way, as in As usual, he forgot to put away the milk. This idiom was first recorded in 1716. Also see business as usual.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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