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Recent Examples of ritualistic
There was something so comforting and ritualistic about waking up every morning and knowing my only task for the day was to walk to my next destination.
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Alison Cochrun, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This nearly ritualistic practice allows audiences to reconnect with cultural giants that thrive on nostalgia.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Their eponymous theme sets the tone with a churning brew of twinkling synths and ritualistic percussion, both of which are eventually subsumed into the supernatural (represented by the theremin) before a crash of guitar boils everything together into chaos.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Kylan Darnell became an overnight celebrity in the TikTok niche that documents the glitzy, ritualistic recruitment process for sororities.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Alison Cochrun, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This nearly ritualistic practice allows audiences to reconnect with cultural giants that thrive on nostalgia.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Their eponymous theme sets the tone with a churning brew of twinkling synths and ritualistic percussion, both of which are eventually subsumed into the supernatural (represented by the theremin) before a crash of guitar boils everything together into chaos.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Kylan Darnell became an overnight celebrity in the TikTok niche that documents the glitzy, ritualistic recruitment process for sororities.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ritualistic
ritual
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But even in the atheist Soviets, there was behavior that could be considered ritual, or even magical.—
Jessica Rendall,
Space.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Keeping a microfiber cloth handy or stashing disinfecting wipes under the sink makes this a fast, almost effortless ritual.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Ritualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritualistic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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