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as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
had the peculiarity of constantly fussing with his hair
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as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
as its name indicates, the red-winged blackbird has the distinctive peculiarity of a red patch on its wings
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Recent Examples of peculiarity
In a California electoral peculiarity, every single governor since 1942 has served more than one term.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
This suggests that buyers are increasingly narrowing down their talent searches to specialists that understand the unique peculiarities and context windows that come attached to different coding tools, with Anthropic’s Claude being the most popular.
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Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
One of the big peculiarities of World Cup ticket sales is that fans are not able to pick a specific seat until much later in the process.
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Rafael Nam,
NPR,
28 May 2026
In 2019, a mysterious post took off on 4chan, that ever-churning morass of anonymous commentary and internet peculiarities.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for peculiarity
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
This suggests that buyers are increasingly narrowing down their talent searches to specialists that understand the unique peculiarities and context windows that come attached to different coding tools, with Anthropic’s Claude being the most popular.
—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
One of the big peculiarities of World Cup ticket sales is that fans are not able to pick a specific seat until much later in the process.
—
Rafael Nam,
NPR,
28 May 2026
In 2019, a mysterious post took off on 4chan, that ever-churning morass of anonymous commentary and internet peculiarities.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for peculiarity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculiarity
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Boutique gems, new offers win the day Elevated VIP-style vacays with truffles, oysters and bubbly are attainable with some tips and tricks.
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Sora Shirai captured victory after maintaining his lead through the best trick section, while teammates Kairi Netsuke and Toa Sasaki climbed from the bottom of the leaderboard with clutch final tricks to complete a Japanese podium sweep.
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Continuous review President reviews, according to CSU policy, allow the CSU board of trustees to understand the unique characteristics of each campus, assess their leadership and further the school’s progress.
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The game changer was a move to fermentation in stainless-steel tanks or neutral wood barrels, which imparted fewer oak characteristics to the wines.
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
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Caretakers manage breeding programs to preserve their distinctive traits, including their long horns and rich brown coloring, a shade associated with royalty, maturity and stability.
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Opt for these wireless ones with a 50-hour battery life, comfortable padding, and more handy features.
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One of the most distinguishing features of the new planes are the colors painted on its exterior.
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What’s to come The goal is to preserve all the building’s quirks, even if they can’t be explained.
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In a quirk of legislative drafting, SIJ had been classified as a type of employment visa and capped at around ten thousand per year.
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Persistent fatigue despite adequate sleep, dizziness, breathlessness, brain fog, low mood, brittle nails, hair fall, feeling unusually cold, and changes in skin quality all signal low ferritin levels.
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The goal is to build higher quality affordable housing by using efficient construction methods Jamison has learned through building more than 8,000 market-rate apartments in the past, Lee said.
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Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.
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His behavior, his voice, his accent, his physical mannerisms, everything was so particular to him, but also to New York at a certain time, and in a certain kind of crowd.
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This total encompasses the energy output alongside its associated capacity and environmental attributes.
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All great attributes for the Hawks’ post-Trae Young reality.
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“Peculiarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculiarity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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