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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Noun
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Engaging in calm routines helps your home feel safe.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026 -
The Bruins have now turned in 184 consecutive routines without a fall.—
Dakayla Hawkins,
Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The base of the ski will be prepared with various grinds that respond to various snow conditions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Don’t put corn husks, coffee grinds, onion peels, peach pits, eggshells, bones, vegetable peels, meat scraps, grease and large amounts of pasta down the drain.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Benson was always more than just a rock radio disc jockey who dropped the needle in the grooves for a few hours and then clocked out.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Use a toothbrush to get into grooves and corners.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Interiors nod to Kansas City’s aviation legacy with aircraft imagery on the walls and carpet patterns inspired by flight paths from Kansas City International Airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Bees also easily detect the difference between light and dark, so patterns like a dark bull's eye in the center of a red poppy will attract them.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Keep an eye on heavy foot and vehicular traffic that can create ruts and low spots, and correct problem areas.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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Regardless, county crews are constantly filling these ruts and encourage drivers to report them.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Taaffe also impressed during the drills while all but assuring himself as a mid-round selection.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Sterling Community Center sits where the high school used to, up a hill from a football field where over a dozen Black middle and high school students who are part of a mentorship/STEM program ran drills with their coaches the Sunday prior to Jackson lying in state at the State House.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Rotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotes. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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