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 Raphael’s father soaked up both traditions and ran a bustling artist’s workshop, or bottega, in a building connected to the family home. —

Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 Faith communities across traditions have always recognized the moral imperative to care for vulnerable children. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026 Cruising gives you the opportunity to visit multiple islands with ease and get a genuine feel for each one’s unique beauty and traditions. —

Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026 The lineup features chefs with James Beard recognition, the team behind Jimmy Pearls and vendors serving dishes influenced by traditions from the American South, Ghana and the Caribbean. —

Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026 One of her favorite morning traditions is to hop in her red golf cart in her bathrobe and take inventory of her extensive gardens. —

Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Suddenly, the language, food, and traditions of her family felt urgently important. —

Kinsey Gidick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026 Planned amidst the rising fascist tides that by this date buffeted Switzerland’s borders on the south and north alike, the exhibition aimed to shore up a sense of national identity in a country famously marked by diverse linguistic and cultural traditions. —

Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026 Now the Catalan viol virtuoso returns to Zellerbach Hall with a program featuring his Hespèrion XXI and nearly three dozen international musicians in a concert weaving a range of musical traditions. —

Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026

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Across the country, retailers and low-income Americans are facing complex new rules overhauling what millions of people can buy with food stamps.

— Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
One can see why wrestling appealed to him—the crowd is everything, the rules mean nothing, and the referees are so feckless that they often get knocked out and everyone laughs.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026