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traditionalist

[truh-dish-uhn-uhl-ist] / trəˈdɪʃ ən əl ɪst /




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You ever go through a cranky traditionalist phase?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

“The traditionalist in me feels like when Yale beats Harvard, that’s it,” Hill said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

Yet away from the mainstream, Ceirion Dewar, who is a bishop in the small, more conservative, traditionalist Confessing Anglican Church, insists he will not be "lectured to" by these clergy.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025

As a stock-and-bond traditionalist who hasn’t yet used the firm’s services, I have questions.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025

A traditionalist, he refrained from meat, alcohol, and sweets, in order to purify his soul and receive divine inspiration.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The artificiality of all this, however, has pitted him against traditionalists who believe in the ocean's ability to self-heal.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

For years, soccer traditionalists worried a halftime show would unnecessarily “Americanize” the tournament.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

The field would be watered down, the traditionalists protested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

In depressing news for traditionalists, Americans are steadily falling out of love with pizza.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Liberals and conservatives, traditionalists and reformers, white-collar officials and blue-collar miners, all remained loyal to him, not because they always agreed with him, but because the regent listened to and respected all different opinions.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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