annual ritual

collocation in English

meaningsofannualandritual

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annual
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈæn.ju.əl/us
/ˈæn.ju.əl/
happening once ...
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ritual
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/us
/ˈrɪtʃ.u.əl/
a way of doing something in which the same actions are done in the same way ...
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(Definition ofannualandritualfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofannual ritual

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Oneannualritualof particular political importance, which could involve partisan tasks, is the drafting of the minister's speech to his annual party conference.
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The debate may be anannualritual, but this one is different.
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It is almost anannualritualto congratulate them on their wonderful morale.
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The continuing threat of closure stemming from the temporary nature of theannualritualof legislation has almost halved the real incomes of those competitions.
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There is something remote and pathetic about thisannualritualin which we take part.
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There is anannualritualof claiming that cuts will have to be made.
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The debates on housing finance and revenue support grant are anannualritual.
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But 17 is enough to give me a feeling of taking part in a kind ofannualritualdance.
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When we have that, we can legislate to end tonight'sannualritual.
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The second conclusion is that thisannualritualof clobbering the consumer should cease.
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Local authority finance is anannualritual.
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They are no longerannualritualoccasions.
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This is anannualritualin which social security nerds get together and speak to each other in a language that no one else in the country understands.
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We have just passed through theannualritualin which sections of the media attack cereal farmers for straw burning when in reality they have little choice.
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This became anannualritual, and the galloping horse performance developed into an equestrian archery performance.
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During the 19th century, sophomores and freshmen would battle each other in anannualritualover whether the freshmen were allowed to wear trousers.
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Attending the lieutenant governor's leve is anannualritualfor some families.
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Women and children have now participated in theannualritual.
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