Thesaurus results for TRADITIONS

traditions

noun

plural of tradition

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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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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 writers of the Beat generation adopted ideas and images from cultural traditions ranging from Buddhism to jazz. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026 The finished piece becomes a small keepsake tied to one of Costa Rica’s most recognizable craft traditions. — Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 What Southern hospitality, food traditions, and family gatherings mean to her today. — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 21 July 2026 With spa treatments inspired by ancient wellness traditions, this 1,000-hectare resort destination, surrounded by traditional villages and archaeological sites associated with Homer’s epic, is the ideal base. — Heidi Fuller-Love, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026 Beyond finding the perfect gift, Fishel said that to her, the holidays are about carrying on traditions that matter most. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 21 July 2026 The best experiences borrow from every part of the day, including the outfit, the pregame meal, the traditions and the postgame hang. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 In this film by Mira Nair, based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture after moving from Calcutta to New York. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 Watching Quinn compete on one of tennis’ biggest stages while experiencing Wimbledon’s traditions ultimately became the highlight of the trip. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

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What to know about privacy Hospitals and doctors’ offices must follow codes of ethics and rules that protect sensitive patient health information and protect privacy, but AI is not bound by the same strict federal rules.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
This might feel like a pretty significant milestone for you, one whose arrival is made possible because the rules temporarily changed, because the goalposts shifted, or because the obstacles in your way finally eased up.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

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But the filmmaker proves more interested in interrogating that ethos than recreating it, and few horror mythologies are better suited to exploring betrayal and regret than one built around the refusal to let the dead remain dead.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
The threads that formed country music The American West generated its own mythologies.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of mythologies

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Moving forward, Love wants to find spaces that further align with the core values of the parties.

— Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
While attorneys and crisis consultants focus on legal and messages, my work centered on values, emotional self-regulation and helping the leader show up as a human being under intense scrutiny.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of values

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Existing Inventory Will Delay Canadian Price Increases Canadian whisky that has already cleared customs and entered domestic distribution will retain its earlier tariff treatment.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Such customs, to her mind, did not actually put the living in closer contact with the dead.

— John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of customs

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Howe and his players were automatically enshrined as club legends.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Ironically, in what several key movie-making legends have decried and lamented as a self-destructive move, Hollywood has been training the audience not to head out to theaters, but instead to wait patiently at home.

— Adam Aron, Variety, 29 July 2026

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