traditions

plural of tradition
1
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 College sports traditions prompt athletic staffers to get creative. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Maralian’s devotion to her roots and cultural traditions is reflected in her brand’s signature design, Areni. — Virginia Corneli, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 OpenAI, meanwhile, has been barreling through increasingly advanced mathematical problems with little regard for the academic norms and traditions of the field. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2026 The great American debate is falling out of fashion, as more politicians choose to opt out of this most important of political traditions. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Hilgemann said the Colorado campaign is part of IOTR's larger effort to protect hunting and fishing traditions across the country. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Adapted from Zaynab’s cookbook, Let’s Eat, this karak chai is rooted in her family’s Ramadan traditions, when a glass kettle of the golden, creamy tea was an essential part of the iftar table. — Zaynab Issa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026 These two nationalist traditions offered starkly different diagnoses of Brazil’s problems and divergent political prescriptions. — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 The reflex to regard America’s earlier representational and nationalist traditions as something to be repudiated, rather than reconsidered, is learned — not inevitable. — Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditions
Noun
  • Whatever to the silly old poem and whatever to the ceremony and all its stupid little details and whatever to all the rules for daughters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Next up, if the deal closes as expected in a couple weeks, is the plan to start finding those $6 billion in cost synergies between the companies while fulfilling the rules-of-the-road in the consent decree.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
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  • What impact did her decision to (arguably) curve Drake’s kiss attempt when presenting her the award have on both of their mythologies?
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Both of these tales were derived from the folk legends and mythologies involving witches and ghosts that were still prevalent along the Hudson Valley.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • To me, the GV70 is one of the best values in the luxury SUV category.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Republican leaders including Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott are reviving anti-sharia rhetoric ahead of the midterm elections, portraying Islamic religious guidance as a threat to American law and constitutional values.
    — David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The kallikantzaroi are a group of blind, black goblins who live underground during most of the year sawing at the world tree – a motif throughout various folklores that connects the heavens to the Earth.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • In their nine years together, Leigh had often thought of Beck as a kind of charming insectoid alien in a human suit learning Earth customs.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • After going through customs, the team will settle at its hotel before heading to the practice facility of the Flamengo soccer club.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Adorning the white bricks are the names of all the actors who’ve played the lead roles in the show, a group that includes a slew of Broadway legends, but also quite a few unexpected show people.
    — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Among the legends who played in WTT are Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Rod Laver, Andre Agassi and Serena Williams.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Traditions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditions. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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