A course of action to be followed regularly

• track

  1. A mark or succession of marks left by something that has passed.
  2. A path, route, or course indicated by such marks:
  3. A path along which something moves; a course:

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  1. A mark or succession of marks left by something that has passed.
  2. A path, route, or course indicated by such marks:
  3. A path along which something moves; a course:

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• round

  1. Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center:
  2. Moving in or forming a circle.
  3. Shaped like a cylinder; cylindrical.

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  1. Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center:
  2. Moving in or forming a circle.
  3. Shaped like a cylinder; cylindrical.

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A habitual, laborious, often tiresome course of action

• groove

  1. A long narrow furrow or channel.
  2. The spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to follow.
  3. A settled routine:

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  1. A long narrow furrow or channel.
  2. The spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to follow.
  3. A settled routine:

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• grind

  1. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces:
  2. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction:
  3. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash:

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  1. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces:
  2. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction:
  3. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash:

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• treadmill

  1. A wheel with steps on which a person treads, used to power machinery.
  2. An exercise device consisting of a continuous moving belt on which a person or animal can walk or run while remaining in one place.
  3. A monotonous routine or set of tasks.

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  1. A wheel with steps on which a person treads, used to power machinery.
  2. An exercise device consisting of a continuous moving belt on which a person or animal can walk or run while remaining in one place.
  3. A monotonous routine or set of tasks.

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• rut

  1. A sunken track or groove made by the passage of vehicles.
  2. An uninspired routine or pattern of behavior that one continues unthinkingly or because change is difficult.
  3. To make ruts in (a path, for example).

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  1. A sunken track or groove made by the passage of vehicles.
  2. An uninspired routine or pattern of behavior that one continues unthinkingly or because change is difficult.
  3. To make ruts in (a path, for example).

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A particular kind of activity

• bit

  1. A small portion, degree, or amount:
  2. A brief amount of time; a moment:
  3. A short scene or episode in a theatrical performance.

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  1. A small portion, degree, or amount:
  2. A brief amount of time; a moment:
  3. A short scene or episode in a theatrical performance.

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Familiar through repetition

• habitual

  1. Done by habit:
  2. Being so by habit:
  3. Established by long use; usual:

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  1. Done by habit:
  2. Being so by habit:
  3. Established by long use; usual:

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• chronic

  1. Of long duration; continuing:
  2. Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases:
  3. Subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time:

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  1. Of long duration; continuing:
  2. Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases:
  3. Subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time:

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• accustomed

  1. Being in the habit:
  2. Having been adapted to the existing environment and conditions:
  3. Frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary:

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  1. Being in the habit:
  2. Having been adapted to the existing environment and conditions:
  3. Frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary:

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Occurring quite often

• widespread

  1. Spread or scattered over a considerable extent:
  2. Occurring or accepted widely:

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  1. Spread or scattered over a considerable extent:
  2. Occurring or accepted widely:

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• regular

  1. Customary, usual, or normal:
  2. Orderly, even, or symmetrical:
  3. In conformity with a fixed procedure, principle, or discipline.

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  1. Customary, usual, or normal:
  2. Orderly, even, or symmetrical:
  3. In conformity with a fixed procedure, principle, or discipline.

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• frequent

  1. Occurring or appearing quite often or at close intervals:
  2. Habitual or regular:
  3. To pay frequent visits to; be in or at often:

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  1. Occurring or appearing quite often or at close intervals:
  2. Habitual or regular:
  3. To pay frequent visits to; be in or at often:

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• familiar

  1. Often encountered or seen:
  2. Having fair knowledge; acquainted:
  3. Of established friendship; intimate:

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  1. Often encountered or seen:
  2. Having fair knowledge; acquainted:
  3. Of established friendship; intimate:

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• everyday

  1. Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions:
  2. Commonplace; ordinary:
  3. The ordinary or routine day or occasion:

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  1. Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions:
  2. Commonplace; ordinary:
  3. The ordinary or routine day or occasion:

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• common

  1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
  2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
  3. Widespread; prevalent:

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  1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
  2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
  3. Widespread; prevalent:

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Being of no special quality or type

• unremarkable

  1. Lacking distinction; ordinary.

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  1. Lacking distinction; ordinary.

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• unexceptional

  1. Not varying from a norm; usual.
  2. Not subject to exceptions; absolute.

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  1. Not varying from a norm; usual.
  2. Not subject to exceptions; absolute.

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• undistinguished

  1. Marked by no peculiar quality; not distinguished; ordinary:
  2. Lacking particularly good qualities; mediocre:
  3. Not separated from others into categories.

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  1. Marked by no peculiar quality; not distinguished; ordinary:
  2. Lacking particularly good qualities; mediocre:
  3. Not separated from others into categories.

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• stock

  1. A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
  2. The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer.
  3. All the animals kept or raised on a farm; livestock.

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  1. A supply accumulated for future use; a store.
  2. The total merchandise kept on hand by a merchant, commercial establishment, warehouse, or manufacturer.
  3. All the animals kept or raised on a farm; livestock.

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• standard

  1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value:
  2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence:
  3. Acceptable but of less than top quality:

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  1. Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value:
  2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence:
  3. Acceptable but of less than top quality:

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• run-of-the-mill

  1. Not special or outstanding; average.

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  1. Not special or outstanding; average.

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• plain

  1. Free from obstructions; open; clear:
  2. Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
  3. Not elaborate or complicated; simple:

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  1. Free from obstructions; open; clear:
  2. Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
  3. Not elaborate or complicated; simple:

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• ordinary

  1. Commonly encountered; usual:
  2. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
  3. Not particularly good; not better than average:

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  1. Commonly encountered; usual:
  2. Of no exceptional ability, degree, or quality; average:
  3. Not particularly good; not better than average:

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• mediocre

  1. Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.

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  1. Of ordinary or undistinguished quality.

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• indifferent

  1. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic:
  2. Having no marked feeling for or against:
  3. Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial:

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  1. Having no particular interest or concern; apathetic:
  2. Having no marked feeling for or against:
  3. Not mattering one way or the other; unimportant; immaterial:

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• garden-variety

  1. Common; unremarkable:

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  1. Common; unremarkable:

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• garden

  1. A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.
  2. An arrangement of living material that is cultivated for food, as a fungus garden maintained by ants.
  3. Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display:

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  1. A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.
  2. An arrangement of living material that is cultivated for food, as a fungus garden maintained by ants.
  3. Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display:

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• formulaic

  1. consisting of, or made or expressed according to, a formula or formulas

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  1. consisting of, or made or expressed according to, a formula or formulas

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• cut-and-dried

  1. Prepared and arranged in advance; settled.
  2. Ordinary; routine:

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  1. Prepared and arranged in advance; settled.
  2. Ordinary; routine:

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• commonplace

  1. Ordinary; common:
  2. Uninteresting; unremarkable:
  3. A trite or obvious saying; a platitude:

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  1. Ordinary; common:
  2. Uninteresting; unremarkable:
  3. A trite or obvious saying; a platitude:

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• common

  1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
  2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
  3. Widespread; prevalent:

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  1. Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
  2. Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
  3. Widespread; prevalent:

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• average

  1. A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
  2. An intermediate level or degree:
  3. The usual or ordinary kind or quality:

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  1. A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
  2. An intermediate level or degree:
  3. The usual or ordinary kind or quality:

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