normalcy

noun

ˈnȯr-məl-sē How to pronounce normalcy (audio)
Definition of normalcynext
as in normality
the state or fact of being the way things usually are a combat-weary soldier longing for the normalcy of peacetime life

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Recent Examples of normalcy For Simpson, part of her role is helping those parents reconnect with a sense of normalcy away from the expectations that come with being well-known. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026 Resumption of electric service and the return to school in some of the south and southwest suburbs hit hardest by storms brought a return to normalcy for many this week. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 For many years after his daughter disappeared, any sense of normalcy vanished, too. — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Behind the glitz of Michael Jackson’s larger-than-life world, Paris Jackson said her father enforced a strict rule to protect his children’s sense of normalcy. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for normalcy
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  • The crimson hue that may have been visible at the height of the eclipse will gradually fade as the crescent of the lunar disk exposed to direct sunlight grows, and normality reasserts itself over the natural satellite.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • By the time the world returned to relative normality, her priorities had shifted.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
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“Normalcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/normalcy. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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