1
as in customary
based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation
a traditional Passover meal at his grandparents' house
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as in conservative
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a family that is very traditional when it comes to institutions like marriage
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Recent Examples of traditional
Her focus is less on traditional metrics like follower count and more on the creator’s ability to create compelling, educational content that aligns well with brands.
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Kristen Bousquet, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The tablets were identified within a large state archive building that was constructed from traditional mud-brick walls.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Use a Steamer Using a handheld clothing steamer is probably the most popular alternative to traditional ironing.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
That’s because this hydroponic system eliminates every traditional gardening hurdle—no soil, no overwatering, and no risk of a shriveled plant graveyard on your windowsill.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
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Kristen Bousquet, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The tablets were identified within a large state archive building that was constructed from traditional mud-brick walls.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Use a Steamer Using a handheld clothing steamer is probably the most popular alternative to traditional ironing.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
That’s because this hydroponic system eliminates every traditional gardening hurdle—no soil, no overwatering, and no risk of a shriveled plant graveyard on your windowsill.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditional
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After his election in 2016, the annual Kennedy Center Honors was caught in the partisan crossfire as numerous artists vowed not to take part in the prestigious event if Trump were to attend, as has been customary for the U.S. president for decades.—
Paul Harris,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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Employees were not offered the chance of reassignment elsewhere in the agency; they were given thirty days of notice even though sixty is customary.—
David W. Brown,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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In that joint letter, conservative groups warned Texas lawmakers that a court decision on the interchange fee restrictions enacted in Illinois means that state regulation of interchange fees must be extremely narrow in application in order to avoid violating the U.S. Constitution.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This calls for a more conservative approach to spending and taxes.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, the settlement is far from conventional in several ways.—
Joe Sabin,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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So close yet so far, Placer County, where Blue Lives Matter meets balayage, felt like the right location to artificially return my fortysomething face to a state of more conventional youthful attractiveness.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2025
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But having one of the masters of orthodox Hollywood storytelling at my side, by the monitor every single day, was so immensely helpful.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2024
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Last year, many Orthodox Christians in Ukraine celebrated on December 25 for the first time, shifting away from Russian customs toward Western conventions and widely seen as a snub to Russia and its orthodox church, which has endorsed Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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As the intimate forest ceremony unfolded, a three-piece quartet performed live classical music.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Yet another was a request from a fan of classical Chinese poetry to translate several poems and set them to original tunes.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2025
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Several key figures - see Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker - are now into the twilights of their respective careers and so Guardiola’s team have been unable to play its usual style of high-energy, high-intensity soccer.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The feature and editorial certainly wasn’t usual protocol for someone joining the revered British royal family.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Even in a historical context, the Thunder’s season has been exceptional.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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AccuWeather is predicting that 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than 2024 — one of the most destructive on record — but at or above historical averages from 1990 to 2020.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Traditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditional. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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