as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks
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Recent Examples of quirk
One explanation may be an unusual architectural quirk specific to this venue.
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 June 2026
There are some quirks that come with these securities, however.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 June 2026
One of the many quirks of Raj Koothrappali, aside from his questionable fashion taste, was selective mutism.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
There’s been a weird weather quirk surrounding the national soccer teams that have made base camps in the Kansas City area.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
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Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 June 2026
There are some quirks that come with these securities, however.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 June 2026
One of the many quirks of Raj Koothrappali, aside from his questionable fashion taste, was selective mutism.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
There’s been a weird weather quirk surrounding the national soccer teams that have made base camps in the Kansas City area.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirk
Noun
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Artists and couturiers are fond of the whimsy of trompe l’oeil, the trick of the eye, the illusion of reality.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Cohesion is the trick, and color does most of the work.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
Noun
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By nature of Darwinism, insects resistant to certain controls often breed and multiply in a garden, passing on that resistance as a genetic trait.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Charles Darwin also proposed that intersexual selection involved females evaluating and choosing males with whom to mate based on specific traits, such as a colorful peacock plumage.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Those characteristics could make the biochar useful beyond fuel applications.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Though every case is unique, based on those that the NCMEC has tracked, there are some common characteristics among individuals who carry out fetal abductions, Steinbach says.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
Noun
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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.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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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.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Anta Claus is spilling over with character flaws, idiosyncrasies, jealousy and frustration.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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There’s an intrinsic pleasure in seeing filmmakers grow both older and weirder, yielding to their personal idiosyncrasies and obsessions, taking wild chances in pursuit of their passions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Noun
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For thousands of years, scholars have investigated the peculiarities of irrational numbers.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Rose of Nevada’s power lies in its peculiarities.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Noun
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The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Designers embraced audacious concepts, leading to iconic cars like the Corvette and Thunderbird, alongside numerous eccentricities.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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An oddity was ended in Santa Clara.—
Duncan Alexander,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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Then came an oddity in a perfect game — a delay requested by the pitcher.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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“Quirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirk. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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