Routine and Situation

Routine

Routine noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.

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Situation and routine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Routine".

Nearby Word: routinely

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Routine and situation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Routine" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

good	good routine	good situation
exact	exact routine	exact situation
particular	particular routine	particular situation
similar	similar routine	similar situation
Other adjectives: identical, normal, usual, common, complex, difficult, actual, entire, complicated, dangerous, bad, new, desperate, strange.

Brave has Merida pulling her wimple over her eyes when Lord Macintosh presents his son as one of her suitors, clearly disgusted by his macho show-off routine and the situation in general.

Source: Face Palm / Animated Films
Most fans agree that when the Joker does the Harmless Villain routine, it's always because, in that particular situation, it's much more psychologically and emotionally scarring.

Source: Chaotic Evil
Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot: A routine hostage situation turns out to be an attempt to hijack a starship.

Source: Film / Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

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