Vocabulary
Normality
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the condition of being normal; the state of being usual, typical, or expected.
Urdu meaning
معمول ہونا، باقاعدگی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Even as the dead are still being counted and identified, it can be said the bigger tragedy will be when the fire is forgotten, when the furore dies down, when normality returns, and people get back to work once again.
Dawn Editorials —
Fighting fires
— 2026-01-22
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Yet achieving this peace has proved highly elusive, as negotiations with the Afghan Taliban have yet to yield a concrete pathway to normality and an end to militant violence.
Dawn Editorials —
KP peace jirga
— 2025-11-15
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If the country is proudly showing a semblance of normality to the world, it is largely due to the relative stability in Sindh.
Dawn Editorials —
Fiddling with the federation
— 2025-03-06
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It will become apparent in 10 days` time with the Arab League summit in Cairo whether the Arab leaders are prepared to cough up the cash required for the task of Gaza`s rehabilitation and return to normality in whatever time frame.
Dawn Editorials —
All eyes on Cairo moot
— 2025-02-23
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But they are not being expected to make progress on those just yet just to take some tentative steps towards restoring some `normality` in their relationship.
Dawn Editorials —
Invite to Modi
— 2024-08-31
Synonyms
a normal state of affairs, business as usual, the daily round, routine, a normal pattern
Curator example
“the office gradually returned to a semblance of normality”
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