as in traditional
based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation
even in this age of e-mail the prescriptive response to a wedding gift is a handwritten thank-you note
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Recent Examples of prescriptive
However, he wasn’t prescriptive with his inspirations.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
For the first time, a prescriptive hearing aid device made people envious.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Over the last several years, the party’s primary unifying focus has been assailing President Donald Trump and MAGA, while lacking an articulate compelling message or prescriptive platform.
—Seth David Radwell, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Walk into the parenting section of any bookstore and you will be bombarded by prescriptive books, old and new.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 24 July 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
For the first time, a prescriptive hearing aid device made people envious.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Over the last several years, the party’s primary unifying focus has been assailing President Donald Trump and MAGA, while lacking an articulate compelling message or prescriptive platform.
—Seth David Radwell, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Walk into the parenting section of any bookstore and you will be bombarded by prescriptive books, old and new.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptive
Adjective
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Instead of heading to the ventanita and ordering the traditional hot cortadito, guests can now order iced and shaken cortaditos and cold foam coffees in flavors like Cuban S’mores, Guava Cold Foam, Maria Cookie Crumble and Honey Cortadito.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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At least under traditional censorship, content creators and consumers can know in advance which topics we’re not allowed to discuss.—
Onkar Ghate,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the new iterations bowing this week, the term is repeated three times, as is customary with Enriquez’s fashion.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The customary therapy approach of prior years is being disrupted and transformed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At a conventional intersection, drivers are turning left, traffic is passing in both directions and a right turn on red might include a driver who doesn’t see a pedestrian crossing with the light, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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The duo poured cups of coffee from a rotation of conventional café spaces, such as Milwaukee Caffé, and unconventional ones, like Savvy Chic, a clothing and homeware boutique in Eastern Market.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Prescriptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescriptive. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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