time-honored
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of time-honored
First recorded in 1585–95
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Or you can limit your socialization to the time-honored tradition of watching someone’s space while they run to the bathroom.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
As the book’s subtitle indicates, Mr. Bayliss, a scholar of Greek history at the University of Birmingham in England, situates the Spartans firmly within the time-honored pattern of overreach leading to downfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Schmitt said reducing package sizes—the industry’s time-honored way of raising prices without appearing to—remains a last resort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Still, now is the time to pause, take a deep breath and maybe heed a tidbit of time-honored advice from a handful of Wall Street veterans: Buy the dip.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
When there is a division between the old and the new, it is apt to express itself on the most time-honored of batdefields: the putting green, the tennis court, or the marine berth.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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