1
as in customary
based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation
a traditional Passover meal at his grandparents' house
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as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a family that is very traditional when it comes to institutions like marriage
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Recent Examples of traditional
The concept quickly took off in media coverage as evocative shorthand for a puzzling phenomenon: by many traditional metrics, the economy of the Biden years was strong, especially by the second half of his tenure, when high rates of inflation started to slow.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
About 68% of traditional elementary schools in those districts had an average roster size under 23 students, compared to 37% in the other board districts.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Ford’s traditional business operations, known as Ford Blue, earned $661 million in the quarter compared with $1.17 billion in the year-ago quarter.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
And after an app user hit the $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot on Feb. 17, Patrick made an unannounced visit to the Austin retailer that sold the winning ticket and was stunned to see that the outlet was not a traditional convenience store.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
About 68% of traditional elementary schools in those districts had an average roster size under 23 students, compared to 37% in the other board districts.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Ford’s traditional business operations, known as Ford Blue, earned $661 million in the quarter compared with $1.17 billion in the year-ago quarter.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
And after an app user hit the $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot on Feb. 17, Patrick made an unannounced visit to the Austin retailer that sold the winning ticket and was stunned to see that the outlet was not a traditional convenience store.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditional
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Were there customary marketing activities before the sale of shares? 17.—
Meenal Aggarwal,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The court affirmed that all countries have a legal duty under customary international law, which refers to universal rules that arise from common practices among states, to prevent harm to the climate.—
Daimeon Shanks-Dumont,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
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First, the Heritage Foundation was never conservative.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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This was no isolated outburst, but part of a broader effort to delegitimize conservative participation in academic life.—
Ilya Shapiro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Keep in mind, though, that Quantum Computers are not going to replace conventional, or classical, computers.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Where are millennials buying the most homes? Raleigh, North Carolina leads the nation in millennial homebuying, with 4.5% of Raleigh-Cary residents aged 25-44 purchasing homes with conventional mortgages in 2024, the highest share among all metro areas studied.—
Diana Leyva,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Funds could support conservative seminaries like Nashotah House, a conservative seminary in the Anglican tradition, or pastors from the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, ensuring orthodox leadership for historic churches.—
The Rev. Jake Dell,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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The religious advisory board includes Christian and Jewish members from traditions including Catholicism, evangelicalism, Greek Orthodox Christianity and orthodox Judaism.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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It is generally accepted in classical liberal economic thinking that the state should only intervene where there has been a market failure, i.e., where the free market is unable to produce a socially desirable outcome.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Tollcross Central Hall, a classical building at the center of one of Edinburgh’s creative neighborhoods, will serve as the festival’s main hub.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The band pivoted away from its usual production partners, and instead linked up with indie powerhouse Catherine Marks, who recently won a Grammy for her production on Boygenius’ 2023 album The Record.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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The other Sisters and senior novices—including Sister Yoshi—would go out on their usual factory chaperone duties with their student groups after the dismissal of the chōrei assembly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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This city is surrounded by an array of activities like flea markets, gardens, beautiful mountainous landscapes, old silver mines and remarkable Mexican historical monuments.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The market-at-large is expensive by historical metrics.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Traditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditional. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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