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ceremonious

[ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs] / ˌsɛr əˈmoʊ ni əs /


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Isabella then celebrated the recovery milestone with a hearty and ceremonious ringing of the bell, also posing with her radiotherapy mask.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The mood inside the court - quiet and ceremonious - was a contrast to the atmosphere outside as dozens of activists rallied in support of cancellation.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Thirty-five years later the world's five-billionth baby is trying to forget his ceremonious entry into the world.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2022

There was something so ceremonious and tender about the way Soto, dancing for the first time in New York since 2015, walked onto the stage.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

That night when I placed the plastic egg filled with cinnamon hearts in the box beside my bed, I did not feel the ceremonious satisfaction I normally did.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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