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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2
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
Open Access Financial Services By Ethereum Ethereum is powering a programmable financial system that bypasses traditional intermediaries.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
At the same time, sales across all other price tiers dropped—proving that a growing number of Americans are turning toward smaller, cheaper homes to realize their dream of homeownership whereas traditional options are no longer available.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Buffalo Wild Wings customers can get six free traditional or boneless or wings with an order of $10 or more.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
England flags and bunting surrounded the buildings of the traditional residence of the serving British prime minister, and the team were invited into the garden.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
At the same time, sales across all other price tiers dropped—proving that a growing number of Americans are turning toward smaller, cheaper homes to realize their dream of homeownership whereas traditional options are no longer available.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Buffalo Wild Wings customers can get six free traditional or boneless or wings with an order of $10 or more.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
England flags and bunting surrounded the buildings of the traditional residence of the serving British prime minister, and the team were invited into the garden.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditional
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The court did not explain its decision in favor of Trump, as is customary in emergency appeals.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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In a sport where sunglasses haven’t been customary on the pro tour, RIA Eyewear entered the space five years ago with a tennis-specific lens and frame, steadily building a bridge between the world of tennis and sunglasses.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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A day earlier, conservative host Megyn Kelly urged Trump against potentially pardoning Combs.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Crawford, 60, defeated conservative Waukesha County Circuit Judge Brad Schimel in the April 1 election.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Whether more creators will embrace this departure from conventional wireless microphone products remains to be seen.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Unlike conventional corn syrup, a form of glucose derived from starch that has been around for over 200 years, high fructose corn syrup wasn’t developed until after World War II, when scientists in Japan began tinkering with the grain, hoping to transmogrify this staple into new products.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
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Funds could support conservative seminaries like Nashotah House, a conservative seminary in the Anglican tradition, or pastors from the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, ensuring orthodox leadership for historic churches.—
The Rev. Jake Dell,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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The religious advisory board includes Christian and Jewish members from traditions including Catholicism, evangelicalism, Greek Orthodox Christianity and orthodox Judaism.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The precocious musician began studying classical piano at the age of 7 and later pivoted to pop music.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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The version of the Renaissance beloved of Pater or John Ruskin—a lyrical overture to beauty and communal order, refined by classical aestheticism—is, on this view, sentimental.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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The Ortiz investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by the right-hander that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and against St. Louis on June 27.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Roeck’s Renaissance begins in the twelfth century—the high Middle Ages, in our usual accounting—and carries the story through the Reformation, the Counter-Reformation, and the Baroque.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Supporters say the bill aims to protect historical monuments, not restrict peaceful protest.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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The story, though grounded in historical realities, soars with imagination.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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“Traditional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditional. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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