Synonyms for handed-down
handed-down

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1. handed-down, tralatitiousadjective

   having been passed along from generation to generation

   "among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor"

   Synonyms:
   tralatitious

   Antonyms:
   untraditional, nontraditional

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1. Libby Mahoney:

   They created a community atmosphere, there was a familiarity between the traders and that came from being handed down amongst many families.

2. Kay Ivey:

   Many Americans, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey included, disagreed when Roe v. Wade was handed down in 1973, the sponsors of this bill believe that it is time, once again, for Supreme Court to revisit this important matter, and they believe this act may bring about the best opportunity for this to occur.

3. Rachel Johnson:

   There was just bad fashion being passed along from season to season and now that there's been this huge fashion evolution, younger players come in and they really understand that they can utilize fashion as a vehicle to express themselves, to express their brand, i think that that same kind of freedom, and that same kind of courage, that same kind of level of expression is going to be handed down to the young players as they come up, through the political lens.

4. Diane Black:

   It is a sad day in America when those who harvest the body parts of aborted babies escape consequences for their actions, while the courageous truth-tellers who expose their misdeeds are handed down a politically motivated indictment instead.

5. Wright County:

   That was the only acceptable sentence, in the state's view, for the horrific crime that Gregory Ulrich committed, the verdict that this fine jury handed down holds Gregory Ulrich accountable for the horrific crime that Gregory Ulrich committed.