Ever and Usually

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Ever adverb - On every relevant occasion.

Usage example: the boy and his ever present dog were a common sight around the village

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Usually and ever are semantically related. in always topic. In some cases you can use "Usually" instead an adverb "Ever".

Usually adverb - According to the usual course of things.

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Ever and usually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ever" instead an adverb "Usually".

Nearby Words: usual, usualness

Despite what the name would suggest to those with a certain accent, the city used is usually (but not always) somewhere in the UK - productions rarely, if ever, actually use Dublin for London.

Source: Doubling for London
Did you ever notice that players named "White" are almost always black, and players named "Black" are usually white?

Source: Prophetic Names
Though you end up taking him down in every major game, circumstances always conspire to bring him back, usually bigger and badder than ever.

Source: Failure Is the Only Option

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