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as in rule
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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as in folklore
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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Baseball's first-pitch tradition started in 1910, 11 years before Werning was born.
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Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
The corpse would be washed and wrapped in a shroud according to Islamic tradition.
—Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Popular on Variety This compositional sense does much to suggest Mateus’ debt to a tradition of painting more than anything particularly cinematic.
—Lucía Requejo, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
That meant tailoring their plant selections to mimic the maritime forest that covers parts of the property, as well as choosing more formal ones to reflect Charleston’s long-standing garden traditions.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
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Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
The corpse would be washed and wrapped in a shroud according to Islamic tradition.
—Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Popular on Variety This compositional sense does much to suggest Mateus’ debt to a tradition of painting more than anything particularly cinematic.
—Lucía Requejo, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
That meant tailoring their plant selections to mimic the maritime forest that covers parts of the property, as well as choosing more formal ones to reflect Charleston’s long-standing garden traditions.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Tradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tradition. Accessed 3 Sep. 2024.
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