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 Petrova was detained by customs agents at Boston's Logan International Airport in February 2025 for carrying undeclared biological samples. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026 China's exports of yttrium oxide to Japan collapsed to 4,000 kilograms in September from 51,000 kilograms a year earlier, according to Chinese customs data. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 The painting is currently being held in customs at the French border. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Nov. 2026 Plenty of other artists have garages overflowing with customs, invite-only supercars, and other unobtainium, though, and most of those collections likely never turn a wheel, let alone do useful work. — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 1 Nov. 2026 Clothing, jewelry, etiquette, and memorial objects illustrate the elaborate social customs that surrounded loss in the 19th century, offering a glimpse into a period when mourning was highly visible. — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026 Andrus said candy shipments were delayed in customs while officials checked labeling and safety requirements. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The mass wedding was a wonderful thing, but age-old customs should not be tampered with. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 Seko warned shippers through Taiwan, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai and southwestern Japan to anticipate air cargo rollovers, berthing delays and customs and trucking backlogs early in the coming week. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Remembrance rituals could grow more personal and less performative.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Long used in pagan rituals and spell casting—typically placed on dedicated altars—candles are seen as the bridge between the physical and spiritual realms.

— Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of rituals

Noun

Spectators lined the route as the procession passed, featuring religious traditions, horses and participants riding electric motorcycles.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
The former electronic music has roots in disco, dub reggae, hip-hop—traditions in which the DJ, in search of records fresher and wilder than those in rival crates, is a central figure, urging producers to new heights of ingenuity.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of traditions

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And also like the fat bears of Katmai, every bear here has their own habits and quirks.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Disney+ and Netflix‘s buying habits appear to be dispelling the notion that non-English-language acquisitions aren’t on their agendas.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of habits

Noun

The news conference exchange followed the release of a 22-page congressional report detailing widespread practices across New York City prosecutors' offices.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
With a few exceptions, practices for base-camping teams weren’t open to fans, which could have altered their decision to remain in Kansas City.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of practices

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LendingTree’s model values the federal child tax credit at $2,200 per child, up from $2,000.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Education and giving back are important values to the family as the project represents for them a broader impact within the natural diamond industry.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026