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Adjective
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The celebratory holiday is typically observed with a ritual meal known as a seder, accompanied by traditional foods – including matzah (unleavened bread) – and kosher wine.—
Bailey Allen,
Cape Cod Times,
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At the turn of the twentieth century, perfumery was widely regarded as a European inheritance—guarded by Paris and Grasse, shaped by centuries of ritual and refinement.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The new action-horror-comedy follows Satan-worshipping tenants living in a luxury New York City building who perform ritualistic killings their mostly poor and marginalized staff.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2026
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The film stars Samara Weaving as Grace, who finds herself, and her estranged sister, played by Kathryn Newton, the target of another murder spree after surviving a brutal, ritualistic near-death experience from the first film.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The researchers reviewed dozens of existing systematic reviews, drawing on evidence from hundreds of earlier studies.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is because American consumers trust the IIHS’s scientific and systematic safety evaluation methods.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For quite some time, the repetitive daily schedule was comforting for a methodical person such as myself.—
Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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Considering how the World Baseball Classic impacted Webb’s typically methodical buildup to the season, the Giants will likely want to keep their ace on a normal schedule.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Formalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/formalistic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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