1
as in nice
hard to please
she's very particular about the cleanliness of her car
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2
as in personal
of, relating to, or belonging to a single person
that particular mug is Mike's
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3
as in selective
tending to select carefully
he's particular about the corn he buys
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4
as in detailed
including many small descriptive features
a very particular account of the breakdown of their marriage from the husband's perspective
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1
as in item
a separate part in a list, account, or series
requested a bill of particulars for the care he received in the hospital
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2
as in fact
a single piece of information
everyone wanted to know all the particulars about the forthcoming merger
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Recent Examples of particular
Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
While sisal rugs are typically suitable outdoors, this particular one is recommended for indoor use only.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
But her story importantly shows us today that when a certain population is being targeted by a state government, few officials parse out the particulars of one’s immigration status—and whether a person is stateless or not ultimately ceases to matter as the crackdowns escalate.
—Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Ninidze also noticed that women, in particular, were drawn to smaller niche projects and to organic and natural wine.
—Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
While sisal rugs are typically suitable outdoors, this particular one is recommended for indoor use only.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
Sløk did not dive into these particulars in Wednesday’s edition of his Daily Spark, except to address slowing job growth.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
But her story importantly shows us today that when a certain population is being targeted by a state government, few officials parse out the particulars of one’s immigration status—and whether a person is stateless or not ultimately ceases to matter as the crackdowns escalate.
—Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for particular
Adjective
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The sound system isn’t as nice, and the side-view mirrors now have to be manually folded.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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The gardener was removing excess leaves to give the tree a cleaner look, an attention to detail required at a nice hotel — The Grove — that’s been housing NFL teams since Aaron Glenn, now the New York Jets head coach, was still playing for the New Orleans Saints in 2008.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Oct. 2025
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Shop Apple AirTags, personal safety alarms, anti-theft bags, and more essentials while they’re marked down up to 56 percent off.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The pricing data suggests Nike is being selective with its price increases, protecting its strongest products while testing where higher prices can hold without losing demand, according to DataWeave.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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But the Democratic Party seems to prefer a selective vision of free speech, one that ignores the most glaring and visible current example of suppression.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By carefully analyzing the subtle interactions of these signals, the technology can generate a highly detailed and accurate representation of a person’s presence, posture, and movement that is comparable to a camera snapshot, but constructed entirely from radio waves.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bring gently used items to the ALRSD Thrift Shop, 1542 Encinitas Blvd.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, some bacteria are linked to the digestion of plant tissues, which likely include items like agaves, yuccas, and prickly pear.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the biggest drivers of the rally in gold is the fact that the US dollar is having one of its worst years in decades.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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In fact, these exclusive deals—which include bedding, outdoor patio furniture, kitchen appliances, and home decor from popular brands like Tommy Bahama, Yankee Candle, Casper, Ninja, and KitchenAid—will disappear at midnight.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Integrating such a messy light source into a silicon photonics chip required careful engineering.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That, of course, is subjective.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the purposefully ambiguous coda was concocted to prove some sort of Rashomon-style truth-is-subjective point.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Particular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particular. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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