Thesaurus results for ROTES

rotes

noun

plural of rote

as in routines

an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity learned the rote for the exercise warm-up but not the reasoning behind it

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Your routines and health habits are under a microscope, urging you to consider what is no longer sustainable.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Not only that, but the Echo Glow can set routines, which is helpful for keeping your kids on track and maintaining schedules.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

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Tableside dishes are a highlight, including a seasonal classic Greek salad and mouthwatering whole branzino baked in a coffee-grinds and sea-salt crust, then expertly deboned and served to perfection.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
In a measuring cup or small bowl, stir together the yogurt, mayonnaise, chives, dill and garlic powder; season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper.

— Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026

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On a map, Newfoundland is a vast, asymmetrical island, cloven by bays and inlets, semi-detached to appendages of land deformed by ancient glaciers scraping over it, leaving glacial striations, grooves and gouges on its granite face.

— Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
While hunter-gatherers from that time are known to have used their teeth as tools — holding, breaking, stretching things — none of those uses matched the grooves on these teeth.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of grooves

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Standard materials send reflecting waves outward at equal angles, creating unpredictable chaotic patterns inside irregular containers.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Before forward-facing sonar, anglers studied past tournaments and memorized successful fishing patterns at various times of the year.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of patterns

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After Tuesday’s practice, Adebayo took advantage of Antetokounmpo’s presence by battling against him in the post during some 1-one-1 drills.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
China has long claimed the sovereign territory as its own and regularly conducts large-scale military drills, live-fire exercises and daily air and naval patrols to apply pressure on the island.

— Mariam Khan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

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