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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2
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
In traditional rituals, indigenous people offer departed spirits food and water to help them on their journey, which sparked the modern-day tradition of ofrendas, a special type of altar set up for the occasion.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The left rear seat, on the other hand, is somewhat different; the designers have removed the traditional front passenger seat, giving the passenger lots of space to stretch out in first-class aircraft style.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
So will Mornings With Ridge and Frost be a more traditional TV show or closer to social media feeds that younger audiences may be more attuned to?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The 2025 contribution limit for a traditional IRA is $7,000 for people under age 50 and $8,000 for those 50 or older.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The left rear seat, on the other hand, is somewhat different; the designers have removed the traditional front passenger seat, giving the passenger lots of space to stretch out in first-class aircraft style.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
So will Mornings With Ridge and Frost be a more traditional TV show or closer to social media feeds that younger audiences may be more attuned to?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The 2025 contribution limit for a traditional IRA is $7,000 for people under age 50 and $8,000 for those 50 or older.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditional
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Regardless, for three weeks Dylan didn’t respond at all to the announcement of the award, nor to the customary invitation from their Royal Majesties, the King and Queen of Sweden, to come to Stockholm to accept the coveted Prize in person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Foster himself is carefully presented in all the customary ways for this kind of quiet-cool, deadly-when-riled hero.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the years since that race, Gaines has established herself as an unofficial face of conservative attacks on the NCAA, joining a March 2024 lawsuit accusing the association of violating Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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Trump, on the 2024 campaign trail, repeatedly downplayed ties to the controversial conservative playbook Project 2025, but now many of his second-term Administration’s policies mirror it.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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After being integrated, this system will demonstrate its capabilities in live-fire tests – advancing the Department of War’s effort to evaluate and accelerate new, cost-effective strike capabilities for conventional deterrence.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Studies show operating emissions for rail can be as low as 31 g CO₂e per passenger-km on electrified routes, a number far below many conventional car or plane comparisons.—
Chelsea Haney
October 25,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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An ultra-orthodox school sat adjacent to the library, and its staff supplied the settlers with sleeping mats and air conditioning for the long night.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Vatican said Leo will travel to the town of Iznik, modern day Nicaea, for the anniversary and while in Turkey is expected to meet Ecumenical Patriarch Batholomew, the spiritual leader of the approximately 300 million Eastern orthodox Christians.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, the robot performed a classical dance routine and learnt the art of picking up tennis balls, demonstrating its dexterity and autonomy.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Plus, top picks — more than 60 of them — in books, classical music, dance, music, stage and visual art.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The team's usual coach, JP MacCallum, took time off after his 10-year-old daughter, Selah, died of cancer, per Marchand's Instagram post.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Blank sailings have only gotten more prevalent as ocean carriers aimed to stop months of declines in freight rates after a softer-than-usual peak shipping season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
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Personal remembrance becomes interwoven with political fiction, historical fact, and mythological distortion in the flood of stories that customarily follows a war.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Confederate statues should be placed in museums as historical artifacts, not remain in parks or other locations that imply honor.—
NPR,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Traditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditional. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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