normalcy
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Definition of normalcy
: the state or fact of being normal
a return to normalcy after war
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Examples of normalcy in a Sentence
Let's hope for an end to the war and a return to normalcy.
a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life
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One bit of normalcy has already been confirmed: Broward County Transit buses, which did not operate on Monday, will begin normal operation starting at noon Tuesday. — Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, "If Hurricane Dorian stays on current path, Fort Lauderdale airport expects to reopen at noon Tuesday," 2 Sep. 2019 Malik assured people of peace and said normalcy will soon return to Kashmir. — Washington Post, "India plans massive hiring drive for govt workers in Kashmir," 30 Aug. 2019 Neighborhood 'no longer mine' Not every Baghdad neighborhood is experiencing such a rebirth, even as normalcy has returned to much of the capital since Iraqi security forces last year vanquished ISIS and their staunchly sectarian ideology. — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, "In Baghdad, a sense of home resurfaces a decade after ethnic cleansing," 2 May 2018 The feeling of having lost a sense of normalcy can often be traumatic and push inmates to make drastic decisions. — Catherine Kim, Vox, "Jeffrey Epstein’s death and America’s jail suicide problem," 14 Aug. 2019 Returning normalcy to Bama carries particular significance for the president. — New York Times, "A Homecoming for Nigerians Who Fled Militants. All That’s Missing Is the ‘Home.’," 10 July 2018 The setting on Sentosa was carefully staged to put both leaders on equal footing, projecting a jarring normalcy to the spectacle of a ruthless and reclusive authoritarian strolling at ease in a tropical resort with the leader of the free world. — Philip Rucker, Anchorage Daily News, "In a bid for history, Trump flatters North Korea's totalitarian leader," 12 June 2018 So when the prospect of college was on the table — along with a sense of normalcy — Romeo took it. — Danielle Kwateng-clark, Teen Vogue, "Romeo Miller Talks Working With His Father to Remake ‘I Got the Hook-Up 2’," 2 Aug. 2019 Once Trump is involved, all semblances of normalcy disappear, and everything takes on a divisive tone. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Where’s the Jussie Smollett-type outrage over the lying alligator catcher who filed a false police report and got to walk free?," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'normalcy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for normalcy
normalcy
noun
English Language Learners Definition of normalcy
chiefly US
: a normal condition or situation
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normalcy
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nor·mal·cy
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Kids Definition of normalcy
normalcy
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nor·mal·cy
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plural normalcies
Medical Definition of normalcy
: the state or fact of being normal
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