Chain and Routine

Chain

Chain noun - A series of things linked together.

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Routine and chain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Routine" instead an adjective "Chain".

Nearby Words: chained, chainlet, chaining

Routine adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

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Chain and routine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chain" instead an adjective "Routine".

Nearby Word: routinely

old	old chain	old routine
good	good chain	good routine
full	full chain	full routine
long	long chain	long routine
Other adjectives: elaborate, particular, similar, normal, usual, short, complex, regular, original, popular, small, actual, entire, big, complicated, huge, little, strict, new, traditional, epic, strange.

Similarly, Apollo disobeys direct orders on a routine basis and ends up getting promoted up the chain of command.

Source: Ultimate Job Security
From Maim de Maim, as we find out in one chapter, Ragyo's mother who suffered from routine staff infections that was mentioned to have physically aged her "worse than an average chain smoker".

Source: Ill Girl / Fan Fiction
The title Midshipman of the Seafort Saga is on a routine space flight when disaster removes the entire chain of command down to him, leaving him in charge.

Source: Right Man in the Wrong Place

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