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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 traditional aid distribution method in Gaza saw aid flow through Hamas, which has been scrutinized for keeping supplies from civilians or charging them to obtain the goods.
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Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2025
The findings support traditional claims and earlier small human trials suggesting camel milk may be beneficial for asthmatics.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
Jensen said Greenlanders first started making popular music that wasn't traditional Inuit music in the 1970s.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Martha Stewart Crestview Storage Console Table The space-saving Crestview Storage Console Table is made from solid wood and has an antique finish that blends well with modern and traditional home aesthetics.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 5 July 2025
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Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2025
The findings support traditional claims and earlier small human trials suggesting camel milk may be beneficial for asthmatics.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
Jensen said Greenlanders first started making popular music that wasn't traditional Inuit music in the 1970s.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Martha Stewart Crestview Storage Console Table The space-saving Crestview Storage Console Table is made from solid wood and has an antique finish that blends well with modern and traditional home aesthetics.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditional
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The court did not explain its decision in favor of Trump, as is customary in emergency appeals.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In a sport where sunglasses haven’t been customary on the pro tour, RIA Eyewear entered the space five years ago with a tennis-specific lens and frame, steadily building a bridge between the world of tennis and sunglasses.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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But even after the court's conservative majority limited the use of far-reaching injunctions that block enforcement of a policy across the country, the justices may continue to face a steady drumbeat of emergency appeals seeking their intervention.—
Melissa Quinn
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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In addition, the independence of private universities and their tax status that encourages donations supports conservative and sectarian schools: Boston College, Notre Dame, Brigham Young, Liberty University, among many others.—
Peter Balakian
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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That danger is all the greater because Iran’s conventional deterrents against Israel failed.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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The results were adjusted for consecutive years versus that conventional use spread over the decade, as well as comorbidities and other conditions that could impact walking speed and strength.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 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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Most of the lithium in our solar system and the wider Milky Way galaxy comes from classical nova explosions like V572 Velorum and V462 Lupi, according to a paper published in 2020.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Although their identities remain anonymous for now, the outlet reported various facts such as more members of the jury label themselves listeners of classical music rather than Hip-Hop.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Both are now visible to the naked eye to observers in the Southern Hemisphere and are currently shining millions of times brighter than usual.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The Senate has spent some 18 hours churning through more than two dozen amendments in what is called a vote-a-rama, a typically laborious process that went on longer than usual as negotiations happen on and off the chamber floor.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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Kartal, who was born in 2001, was wearing a boxy outfit inspired by the nineties, one of her favorite historical periods.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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Nearly every episode of this podcast from the Washington Post is under 10 minutes, delivering a digestible overview of an obscure or long-forgotten historical episode.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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“Traditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditional. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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