as in ritual
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Like mine, Morgan’s earliest fragrance memory also includes watching her family matriarch — her grandmother — dabbing perfume with almost ritualistic precision, which has continued to inspire her work.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
Alternatively, the site might have had ceremonial or ritualistic significance.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
Bathing is not the same as hygiene Hygiene is done to prevent the transmission of infectious disease, said Hamblin, while cleansing is more personal and ritualistic.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s something oddly satisfying and ritualistic about applying these rollerball oils.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
Alternatively, the site might have had ceremonial or ritualistic significance.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025
Bathing is not the same as hygiene Hygiene is done to prevent the transmission of infectious disease, said Hamblin, while cleansing is more personal and ritualistic.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
There’s something oddly satisfying and ritualistic about applying these rollerball oils.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ritualistic
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“Ritualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritualistic. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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