as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
his only idiosyncrasy is his inveterate wearing of sneakers, even with business suits
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Recent Examples of idiosyncrasy
To me, all cats seem autistic, with their unusual idiosyncrasies, blank faces, and sensory sensitivity, but Nini takes it further.
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Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In his view, the expanding ubiquity of predictive AI models is squeezing our culture into a kind of groupthink, in which all our idiosyncrasies slowly but surely become discounted as irrelevant outliers in the data of humanity.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
The characters, in their quirky idiosyncrasies, are deeply familiar; their stoicisms, heartbreaking.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
That story still makes people at the club laugh now, and Sesko is recalled as a humble, friendly person, initially shy, with the occasional idiosyncrasy.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
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Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In his view, the expanding ubiquity of predictive AI models is squeezing our culture into a kind of groupthink, in which all our idiosyncrasies slowly but surely become discounted as irrelevant outliers in the data of humanity.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
The characters, in their quirky idiosyncrasies, are deeply familiar; their stoicisms, heartbreaking.
—Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
That story still makes people at the club laugh now, and Sesko is recalled as a humble, friendly person, initially shy, with the occasional idiosyncrasy.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiosyncrasy
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Thus, Last Rites tries a new trick, with the doll growing in size and chasing Judy down a hallway, in a sequence that is strangely reminiscent of Five Nights At Freddy's.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Grandma's favorite time-saving trick is to rely on the trusty the slow-cooker to make sweet, tender onions that require little to no stirring.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those traits all kind of culminated in me joining the Kansas City Defender around the time of the protests.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Shoddy-Mushroom-8456/Shoddy-Mushroom-8456 Others thought Bella could be a Goldador—a popular cross between a golden retriever and a Labrador retriever, combining the traits of both breeds.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These characteristics make the merger an almost exact replica of that first, groundbreaking detection from 10 years ago, according to Isi.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Our panel said the leading characteristic of this fish is its robust, punchy flavor and emphasized the anchovies should have a balance of salt and umami.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even CEOs of major AI companies are starting to admit the pitfalls and quirks of the technology.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Vibe coding restores the joy of programming by allowing developers to focus on architecture, logic and problem-solving, not boilerplate or syntax quirks.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Elvis star Austin Butler took forever to lose Presley’s vocal patter and mannerisms.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Aside from the physical talent and mannerisms, his toughness, energy and command of how to play the position are reasons to be optimistic about his projection.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Quantum computers, which harness the peculiarities of quantum physics for gains in speed and computing ability over classical machines, may one day revolutionize technology.—
Ananya Palivela,
Scientific American,
30 Aug. 2025
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Beyond that technical stuff there is the peculiarity of what happens in the poem.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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In This is Spinal Tap fashion, DiBergi captures the band’s eccentricities and penchant for attracting bad luck at every turn.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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To test a new idea, Lovell’s team built a model where eccentricity varies with distance from Fomalhaut.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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Companies that invest in truly knowing their customers and understanding their buying habits will keep those customers.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Idiosyncrasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiosyncrasy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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