Meaning & use
routinely
As a matter of regular habit or established procedure, rather than by exception.
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The hospital routinely checks patients' vital signs every four hours.
She routinely arrives at the office before anyone else on her team.
A note on using this word
Routinely suggests a set procedure repeated without much variation, distinguishing it from 'often,' which does not imply a fixed pattern.
Words with a similar meaning
regularlyhabitually
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