Word Finder - routine

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A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

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A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.

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Connie was completely robotic and emotionless by age 12; her entire life had become one big routine.

synonyms

• rut

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A set piece of an entertainer's act.

example

stand-up comedy routine

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A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.

synonyms

• function
• procedure
• subroutine

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According to established procedure.

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Regular; habitual.

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Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.

In a few more weeks she could make a routine visit to the doctor.

Still she continued the ordinary routine of her duties and occupations.

They went through their evening routine and then left for the hospital.

The daily routine of coffee and the blonde eased his tension.

She padded around her room for her morning routine, thoughtful.

Martha bounced around, thrilled to be back in the routine, and joined Fred in passing out more campaign literature.

Martha became settled into Bird Song's routine with amazing rapidity.

Gentz acted as secretary both to him and the congress and did much of the routine work.

That's what police work is most of the time, just routine fact finding.

Weekends were private time for all of us and we weren't sure if Howie would adopt the usual routine of doing our own thing.

Xander went through a familiar routine, one he used on traitors.

It took many days of mountain sunshine and the comforting routine of the bed and breakfast to blur the trauma of the Lucky Pup shooting.

Few come in contact with his writings without feeling his deep spiritual nature and an absolute genuineness and marvellous individuality which seem never to sink into mere routine or affectation.

Skirmishes at Macon and Milledgeville alone varied the daily routine of railway-breaking and supply-finding, in which a belt of country 60 m.

The next morning, she started her normal daily routine and made her way to the courtyard where she trained with the boys.

The old prince, not altering his routine, retired as usual after dinner.

In May 1816 he was reinstated as major, and in 1819 was promoted to be a lieutenant-colonel; and in the routine discharge of his duties he was stationed at various posts on the western frontier.

Why spend money on a gym membership you won't use when you can add fitness activities to your daily routine without changing your lifestyle or spending extra money?

How much more did the man know about her routine?

Sickly animals should be at once isolated, and their cages and enclosures disinfected, whilst as a matter of routine the enclosure in which any animal has died should be cleansed, and according to the results of post-mortem examination, which should be made in every case, appropriate measures of disinfection employed.

Buying one pound weights is the best healthy upgrade you can make to your fitness routine.

Start small when you make changes to your skin care routine.

He started his Tai Chi routine, focusing externally while the night filled his heightened senses.

All routine paperwork would be entered and archived electronically.

Leave the stand-up comic routine to the best man.

Women seeking quick and easy application, fail proof results and a sexy shine, may consider lip gloss as an everyday staple in their makeup routine.

None has the routine formality, the writing to a formula, which we find in the works of other pretenders to the title.

Depending on your needs and beauty routine, you may need just one, or you need several different mirrors.

You will be glad you started this routine early.

For many people, smoking is a part of their daily routine.

Be careful adding too much food to your nighttime routine.

Establishing a routine of good sleep hygiene can yield excellent results.

Revamping your routine and eliminating possible disturbances may help.

Vary up your routine so your body doesn't get use to the same exercises every day.

On a routine bounty hunt, a younger Joanna Dark and her father are drawn into a clandestine war for the world's future.

The low platelet count may be discovered in the course of a routine blood test.

Platelet transfusions are not recommended for routine treatment of ITP.

Children may observe much routine dishonesty in the home, school and surrounding culture.

In addition, all children should undergo routine developmental screening as part of their pediatric care.

Some hospitals require routine screening of newborns for CF.

The child's regular routine should be disturbed as little as possible; it is preferable for the child to stay at home and under the care of the father or another close family member.

They do not require special diets, educational programs, isolation from other children, or other modifications of the family's routine.

Along with routine medical care and standard immunizations, periodic heart check-ups are necessary.

Minor bruises and uncomplicated fractures caused by accidents generally heal without problems and are quickly absorbed into the family's routine.

One-third report sleeping problems, disruptions with their normal routine, and negative self-image because of the disease.

Establish a home routine and stick to it.

Before the institution of routine infant vaccinations in the United States in the 1990s, Hib was the leading of bacterial meningitis among children younger than five years of age.

The doctor will make sure that the patient is immunized against tetanus, which is routine procedure for any open wound.

The administration of vaccines to meet travel requirements should not interfere with or postpone any of the routine childhood immunizations.

If necessary, the routine immunization schedule can be accelerated to give as many vaccines as possible before departure.