as in ritual
an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules
the annual summer rite of loading up the car for the big family vacation
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Recent Examples of rite
As Black instruments were confiscated and burned, the new Caribbeans would abandon their plantations to perform secret rites in the forests, or remake their tools entirely.
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
The flyer found at the synagogue, Nisanov said, referred to bris, the Jewish rite of circumcision.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Shamanistic elements are naturally woven into Korean holidays and ancestral memorial rites.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
A day earlier, mourners filled the same synagogue for Julia Hyman’s rites.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
The flyer found at the synagogue, Nisanov said, referred to bris, the Jewish rite of circumcision.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Shamanistic elements are naturally woven into Korean holidays and ancestral memorial rites.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
A day earlier, mourners filled the same synagogue for Julia Hyman’s rites.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rite
Noun
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Shot against the stunning backdrops of New Zealand, the campaign shows how even the smallest moments of a morning ritual — from the hiss of steam to the first swirl of crema — can embody calm and indulgence.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Their 13th album, International, interprets the ritual of early retirement sendoff as a boisterous dance party with plenty of music royalty cameos showing up to pay their respects.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fashion became a feature of the ceremony.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Eugene Lucas, 61, spent a few hours in the museum while on a family trip to attend an honoring ceremony for his cousin – a member of the rap trio Jungle Brothers – hosted by the National Hip-Hop Museum.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Rite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rite. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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