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Recent Examples of ritualistic
After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
As the killings continue, the evidence seems to point toward a ritualistic serial killer moving through the city disguised as a bike courier.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Its theme — that the rich are different, and in not-good ways — meant she’d be forced into a ritualistic game of hide-and-seek, running for her life from her devil-worshipping, masters-of-the-world in-laws.
—Michael Ordoña, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
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
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
As the killings continue, the evidence seems to point toward a ritualistic serial killer moving through the city disguised as a bike courier.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Its theme — that the rich are different, and in not-good ways — meant she’d be forced into a ritualistic game of hide-and-seek, running for her life from her devil-worshipping, masters-of-the-world in-laws.
—Michael Ordoña, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ritualistic
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And Fishman’s 2022 report on Modern Orthodox Judaism urged synagogues to give singles leadership roles, committee seats and ritual honors, regardless of marital status — though whether those recommendations have taken hold remains an open question.—
Peter McGraw,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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In ritual gatherings, music, incense and movement create a space where the unseen becomes, briefly, tangible.—
Adam Pourahmadi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Ritualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritualistic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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