as in traditional
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
traditionalistic bartenders tend to cringe at the sweet concoctions that nowadays pass for cocktails
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Meals in The Eatery all-day buffet; in Horizons, the three-floor main dining room (which offers the traditional early and late seating as well as anytime dining); at the 24-hour International Café; and on the outdoor decks at The Lido and Promenade are all included in the cruise fare.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026 -
This flexibility is intended to enable more advanced maneuvering and mission profiles than traditional hypersonic boost-glide and cruise missile systems.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Feb. 2026
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Her goals include an increase in military power, more government spending and ultra-conservative social policies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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That debate flared back to life during this ongoing Winter Olympics, especially on popular conservative podcasts and media outlets.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Fitness issues for Jamie Gittens and Pedro Neto, as well as Estevao being freshly back from compassionate leave, left Rosenior with his orthodox wing options severely depleted.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The production company’s development slate is highlighted by the action-drama Barney Ross, a story about the titular orthodox rabbinical student who, after witnessing the murder of his rabbi father, fell in with a young Al Capone and Jack Ruby.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Traditionalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditionalistic. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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