ceremonially
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Tradition dictates that an MP is ceremonially held "hostage" in the palace to ensure the king's safe return.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
An MP will also be ceremonially taken "hostage" in Buckingham Palace while the King attends Parliament.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Nurses and other hospital workers gathered at her room to ceremonially push her wheelchair outside and into the doors of a medical transport van.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
Some had ceremonially spread ashes that turned out to be fake.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
We do it ceremonially, we stretch our legs out in front of us and spit deliberately, that is the only way.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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