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at predictable, equal time periods
- The committee meets regularly, on the first Monday of every month.
- She exercises regularly, three times a week without fail.
- The magazine is published regularly, every two weeks.
- He checks his email regularly throughout the day.
- The bus runs regularly, arriving every 15 minutes.
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many times or habitually
- They regularly dine at that Italian restaurant.
- He regularly volunteers at the animal shelter.
- She regularly forgets to lock the front door.
- I regularly lose my keys in this messy apartment.
- The team regularly practices late into the evening.
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at fixed intervals or arranged with uniform spacing
- The trees were planted regularly along the path, exactly five meters apart.
- The city's regularly spaced streetlights provided consistent illumination.
- The fence posts stood regularly in a straight line.
- The soldiers marched in regularly timed steps.
- The machine stamped holes regularly across the metal sheet.
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as a standard or default
- This model is regularly priced at $200, but it's on sale today.
- The café regularly closes at 8 PM, but stays open later on weekends.
- The train regularly takes 30 minutes, but delays are common.
- She regularly wears glasses, but today she has contacts in.
- The software regularly updates automatically, but manual checks are recommended.
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(grammar) conforming to the usual rules of word formation
- "Walked" is a regularly inflected past-tense verb.
- In English, most plural nouns are formed regularly by adding -s or -es.
- The verb "play" conjugates regularly.
- Unlike "goose," "duck" forms its plural regularly.
- Adjectives like "tall" compare regularly.
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