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rite

[rahyt] / raɪt /
NOUN
ceremony, tradition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Sacrament celebration custom formality liturgy observance occasion procedure ritual
STRONG
act ceremonial communion form ordinance practice service solemnity

Example Sentences

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Besides, being broke and having to pinch pennies in college is a rite of passage, right?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

"It's almost a rite of passage before they ditch you and go and have more fun with their friends," he jokes.

From BBC • Feb. 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

It’s a rite of passage, a sort of welcoming into the family.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Burt comes in to see me evry day to rite down all the things like my tempertur and my blud preshur and the other things about me.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.