rite
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“Prom is more than a dance, it’s a rite of passage. This event reminds young people that they are worthy of celebration, belonging and bright futures,” Lewis said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
To eat it properly - deboning it deftly in the mouth - is, in his telling, almost a rite of belonging.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
It is almost a rite of passage for a successful England team to first suffer a chastening Calcutta Cup loss at Murrayfield.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
So what if another ritual—another rite of passage, another shared experience—is lost?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
So I will right rite write in this diary every day until someday I will be able to write and spell the write rite right way.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
Vocabulary lists containing rite
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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The Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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