Thesaurus results for CUSTOMS

customs

noun

plural of custom

as in rituals

a usual manner of behaving or doing it is my custom to have half a bagel and coffee for breakfast

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as in traditions

an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing the custom around here is that the bride's family pays for the wedding

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Recent Examples of customs In 2023, customs officials fined the Blaquier family over the export of about a dozen paintings to Luxembourg, including works by Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, Renoir, Gauguin and Cézanne. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Bank of America's Erica chatbot cut service calls by 50%, and UPS dramatically improved customs clearance. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Bocce has long been a social tradition for Italian American families in western Pennsylvania, where the game offered immigrants a way to preserve customs, language and connections to their heritage. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 After a long international flight, the last thing anyone wants is to be stopped and questioned by a customs officer. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026 Crude imports fell 24% from a year earlier, according to official customs data compiled by Wind Information, narrowing from June's 41% slump that brought imports to near a decade low. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 Time’s explainer notes that current law confines claims to importers of record and customs brokers, and that any broad household compensation would likely have to come through a tax credit or dedicated rebate program enacted by Congress. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Nutritionist and anthropologist Georgine Leung was in London expecting her first child when her mother arrived from Hong Kong, bringing Cantonese sitting-the-month customs that would come to fascinate her. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026 The Tulu people, also known as Tuluva, speak the Tulu language and have distinct cultural traditions, including unique religious customs and performing arts. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

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That idea may be resonating at a moment when consumers are increasingly looking for rituals, not just another capsule to add to an already crowded supplement routine.

— Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archwell Productions partnered with Beautiful Stories and AJNA Films on the doc about one of America’s most cherished rituals, Girl Scout Cookie season.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

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The backstory L’Auberge Carmel, a Relais & Châteaux property, was built in 1929 as a commission for Allen Knight, an adventurer and author, as a way to bring together the artistic spirit of Carmel-by-the-Sea and European traditions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
For some Muslim intellectuals and travelers, Japan’s modernization and its victory over Russia was proof that Asian nations need not be subservient to Europe or abandon their own cultural traditions.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of traditions

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The message is to distinguish between deliberate consistency and outdated, sticky habits.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
But at any age, get a checkup for symptoms such as blood in stool or rectal bleeding; changes in bowel habits such as diarrhea, constipation or narrowing of stool that lasts more than a few days; unintended weight loss; and cramps or abdominal pain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

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The question for several speakers was not necessarily whether data centers should exist in Marietta, but what rules should govern them.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
New federal rules are creating issues for states The federal rules in question were first proposed last year and were finalized in May.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

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Content creator online reviews of hotels, resorts, cruises, restaurants, and airline flights, often with impressive production values, can generate hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of views.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Venus, planet of money and values, in your 2nd House of Resources opposes nebulous Neptune in your 8th House of Intimacy, so costs need clear language.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026