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Buddhist communities have also deployed AI for ritualistic practices and literary advancement.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Remnants of animal or plant fats and phospholipids, ingredients that hinted at something once organic, maybe even ritualistic.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
People have been coloring their food since at least the time of ancient Rome and Egypt, often for ritualistic or religious purposes.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Given the ritualistic component of the business, consumers are responding well to adding a serum step between cleansing and moisturizing, Yee said.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Remnants of animal or plant fats and phospholipids, ingredients that hinted at something once organic, maybe even ritualistic.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
People have been coloring their food since at least the time of ancient Rome and Egypt, often for ritualistic or religious purposes.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Given the ritualistic component of the business, consumers are responding well to adding a serum step between cleansing and moisturizing, Yee said.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for ritualistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ritualistic
ritual
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It’s still treated as superstition and ritual — not quite an outside take, but not an inside one either.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Sep. 2025
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Leaders who treat on-site time as ritual, not logistics, send a clear message.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Ritualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritualistic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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