Thesaurus results for TRADITIONS

traditions

noun

plural of tradition

as in rules

an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing the town tradition of having the oldest resident ride at the head of the parade

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as in mythologies

the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place according to tradition, this field was the site of a skirmish between the first settlers and the Native Americans living in the area

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Recent Examples of traditions The spa program ranges from aromatherapy treatments to comprehensive wellness experiences, including an indulgent chocolate body wrap and the signature psammotherapy quartz sand therapy, inspired by ancient healing traditions. —

Taryn White, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 These requirements also create problems for cultures and traditions that don’t practice traditional Western burials, instead getting families and friends directly involved in preparation of the body and burial. —

Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 The soccer traditions that are firmly fixed in the culture of other countries don’t exist at home, so Fejos and his friends have made their own. —

ABC News, 18 May 2026 Among the institution's longstanding traditions is its chess club, considered the oldest in the United States. —

Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 16 May 2026 Over time, readers and occultists layered the cards with mystical symbolism drawn from Kabbalah, Egyptology, numerology and other mystical and symbolic traditions. —

Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026 Fittingly, the dish itself is a blend of cultures, combining French mirepoix, West African rice traditions, German sausage-making, and Native American spices like cayenne into one comforting meal. —

Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 May 2026 This bill is overbroad, administratively unreliable, and inconsistent with Connecticut’s civil-liberties traditions. —

James R Mason, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026 The term is most commonly used in Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox traditions, all of which maintain an episcopal form of church government. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026

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Golf’s elite spaces and long-standing rules don’t always make room for those who don’t abide by norms.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 18 May 2026
The piece suggests that for many voters, especially Democrats and left-leaning independents, candidate choice is being driven less by enthusiasm than by anxiety over the rules of the state’s top-two primary.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026