as in ritual
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Adjective
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The hotel's 28th floor houses the first JW Mindful Floor, featuring nine Mindful rooms, stocked with wellness amenities such as bath ritual sets and journaling notebooks.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Travel + Leisure,
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The solemn ritual returns the remains of troops killed in action and is considered one of the most somber duties of a commander in chief.—
Michael Dorgan , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Those of us who appreciate the tactile, almost ritualistic experience of removing a paper sleeve from a card skin before sliding out a grooved slab of vinyl.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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Meant to sound ritualistic, Micay viewed the drums as a soundtrack for Henry exorcizing his demons.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors said the boy was living in a house of horrors and endured years of systematic abuse.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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For The Union-Tribune Food for naught Cochrane Reviews are high-standard, independent systematic reviews of healthcare research.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The difference is that where the dial was set perfectly last season, it has now been turned too heavily towards methodical build-up.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Improvisation is inherently spontaneous; rarely does the technique feel as measured and methodical as on At Source.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Formalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formalistic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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