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Recent Examples of idiosyncratic
My background as an art historian pushed me to consider that there might be an understanding of a collective experience in that idiosyncratic gesture I’d made.
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Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Rooms look out onto the High Line (the former train track reimagined as a public green space) or the hotel’s own garden, and are treated with hardwood floors, idiosyncratic furniture sourced from the likes of Brimfield Antique Show, and reproduced 19th-century English wallpaper.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Placed sporadically throughout the galleries are screens displaying the idiosyncratic image of a single hand.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
David Lowery is an adventurous director, alternating studio material like Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man & the Gun and Peter Pan & Wendy with pleasingly idiosyncratic projects like the poetic mood piece about time and loss, A Ghost Story, or the imaginative chivalric fantasy, The Green Knight.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Some categories like beef and coffee have seen prices surge even more due to idiosyncratic issues that have reduced supply.
—Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
At its core, DTF is an apt, idiosyncratic portrait of the male-loneliness epidemic and the diabolical advent of dating technology in the 21st century.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
The hostages, who in the film version were hazily sketched but convincingly idiosyncratic, have been provided with backstories—shallow ones.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
His idiosyncratic performance in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster earned universal acclaim, even as his untimely death cast a pall over the film.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Rooms look out onto the High Line (the former train track reimagined as a public green space) or the hotel’s own garden, and are treated with hardwood floors, idiosyncratic furniture sourced from the likes of Brimfield Antique Show, and reproduced 19th-century English wallpaper.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Placed sporadically throughout the galleries are screens displaying the idiosyncratic image of a single hand.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
David Lowery is an adventurous director, alternating studio material like Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man & the Gun and Peter Pan & Wendy with pleasingly idiosyncratic projects like the poetic mood piece about time and loss, A Ghost Story, or the imaginative chivalric fantasy, The Green Knight.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Some categories like beef and coffee have seen prices surge even more due to idiosyncratic issues that have reduced supply.
—Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
At its core, DTF is an apt, idiosyncratic portrait of the male-loneliness epidemic and the diabolical advent of dating technology in the 21st century.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
The hostages, who in the film version were hazily sketched but convincingly idiosyncratic, have been provided with backstories—shallow ones.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
His idiosyncratic performance in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster earned universal acclaim, even as his untimely death cast a pall over the film.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiosyncratic
Adjective
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The company develops distinctive film and television projects that bridge Japan and the United States — a mission reflected in its name, which combines the countries’ calling codes (+1 and +81).—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Haudenosaunee have navigated distinctive languages for each nation of the Confederacy.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This would be a moral response characteristic of a decent society, but not through force.—
Charles F. Miller,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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This was not as characteristic of earlier strains.—
Eva Flowe
April 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are also passports from Lithuania, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Russia, with most identifying information blacked out.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Another intriguing possibility is to wait until the wireless world’s progress to ever-shorter wavelengths finally hits the millimeter band, which is small enough to resolve most identifying details.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
16 Jan. 2020
Adjective
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The focal point of Monday's case is the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches of people, their homes, papers, and effects, unless police obtain a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate, and aimed at obtaining specific evidence of a crime.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Supima now uses isotopic profiling, which is a method that analyzes the naturally occurring trace elements in a fiber to verify its specific point of origin.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Bicks, McCauley, and Ganeshananthan discuss their experiences with King’s novels and the intimate and personal nature of horror writing.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Photos of their intimate interaction were first released in April.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Today, in the 2050s, quantum networks send information that protects our banks, power grids and personal identities.—
David Awschalom,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Beyond credit reports, certain services monitor other personal data that may be exposed in breaches or sold online.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fifty years in one organization is really special.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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His elite pass protection and calm feet mean he can be trusted immediately to keep the quarterback clean on passing downs, while also providing a high-effort presence on special teams.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Idiosyncratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiosyncratic. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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