peculiar to

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: of, relating to, or found in (only one person, thing, or place)
a custom peculiar to America

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Art, ranging from quaint and peculiar to minimalist and low-key, is everywhere, and the rooms are named after fictional characters whose quirks correspond to their decor. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2026 Beyond the unfamiliar expectations and obligations involved with last year’s Final Four were one factor peculiar to UCLA and one peculiar to the current landscape of college basketball. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026 These particular pitfalls so peculiar to India are in part why European carmakers Fiat and Opel closed up shop. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 July 2025 The breath-freshener smell that Marks had devised was a combination of laurel leaves—peculiar to the modern sensibility, but not off-putting—and musk. Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for peculiar to

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“Peculiar to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peculiar%20to. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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