curiosa

noun

Definition of curiosanext
as in ephemera

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  1. ephemera
  2. exotic
  3. curio
  4. rarity
Noun
  • Though not archaeological, the designs tapped into a related appetite for inherited craft and materials with ephemera from the past.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
  • Twins Jason and Marcus Luna, in identical outfits, each preside over an office set with two desk carrels, two vintage computers, two swivel chairs, and other generic office ephemera.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of ephemera
Noun
  • One section tracks the influence of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, where artists trekked to whet their appetites for the exotic.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • The four-day contest is a major event on the barbecue competition circuit, with more than $190,000 in prizes across categories like beef, exotics (like alligator, or emu, for instance), wings, and sauce.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of exotic
Noun
  • Like many a limited series, The Offer faded in our collective memories, its bizarro ’70s pop history a curio of 2022.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • The villas are filled with books, instruments, games, curios and thoughtful details that suggest actual living rather than generic hospitality design.
    — Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 15 June 2026
Definition of curio
Noun
  • That was true from the early stages — when the standings bore greater resemblance to 2024 than 2025, a rarity compared with most of baseball history.
    — Neil Paine, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • That rarity matters because earnings bubbles carry a detection problem that valuation bubbles don’t.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of rarity
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“Curiosa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curiosa. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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