Pattern
Pattern noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.
Usage example: her daily pattern begins with coffee and a bagel every morning for breakfast
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Synonyms for Pattern
Way
Way noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.
Usage example: she's set in her ways and is not about to change
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old pattern | old way |
| clear | clear pattern | clear way |
| exact | exact pattern | exact way |
| particular | particular pattern | particular way |
| Other adjectives: similar, normal, usual, common, specific, right, certain, standard, obvious, simple, entire, hard, great, interesting, easy, new, unique, traditional, unusual, odd, weird, strange, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The Biolizard from Sonic Adventure 2 does this by changing its attack pattern ½ the way through and ¾ the way through.
Source: Turns Red -
Havok used to use a pattern of circles within each other that looked similar to the way his energy blasts are drawn.
Source: Chest Insignia - This also doubles as a way to evaluate a YKTTW's tropability, because tropes are by definition a pattern, and you can't establish a pattern without examples.
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