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Recent Examples of idiosyncratic
The simple dress was crafted with a bevy of fabric ruching, short sleeves and the French luxury fashion house’s idiosyncratic keyhole cutout at the bodice.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Sapporo, the capital of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, is home to an idiosyncratic food scene defined by local catch and ice cream sundaes in winter.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
None of the choices were obscure or idiosyncratic.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Swapping pointe shoes and pink tights for bare feet and leotards, Graham’s idiosyncratic technique may at first seem a stretch for the Joffrey company.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Third, that comparison to peers ignores the fact that Isom has had to navigate unique idiosyncratic headwinds that no CEO could have prevented and which none of American’s competitors had to deal with.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Fivespan looks for high quality, idiosyncratic businesses with good, strategic assets.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Shi’s bottle list encompasses an idiosyncratic mix of classics and oddballs, including stroppy Austrian natural whites alongside multi-thousand-dollar Burgundies, funky low-intervention oranges from Greece, a few bottles from the Japanese winery Coco Farm.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Affectless language, the lack of anything like a writer’s idiosyncratic style, is the dead giveaway that nobody’s home.
—Karen Stabiner, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Sapporo, the capital of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, is home to an idiosyncratic food scene defined by local catch and ice cream sundaes in winter.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
None of the choices were obscure or idiosyncratic.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Swapping pointe shoes and pink tights for bare feet and leotards, Graham’s idiosyncratic technique may at first seem a stretch for the Joffrey company.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Third, that comparison to peers ignores the fact that Isom has had to navigate unique idiosyncratic headwinds that no CEO could have prevented and which none of American’s competitors had to deal with.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Fivespan looks for high quality, idiosyncratic businesses with good, strategic assets.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Shi’s bottle list encompasses an idiosyncratic mix of classics and oddballs, including stroppy Austrian natural whites alongside multi-thousand-dollar Burgundies, funky low-intervention oranges from Greece, a few bottles from the Japanese winery Coco Farm.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Affectless language, the lack of anything like a writer’s idiosyncratic style, is the dead giveaway that nobody’s home.
—Karen Stabiner, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiosyncratic
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Often dwarfed by architecture, their distinctive bodies in space are more important than the sparse dialogue that only serves to fill in crucial gaps in storytelling.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Kayne, known for his sharp wit and poignant observations, brings his distinctive brand of humor to the SXSW stage with an engaging 40-minute session offering an intimate look into the world of stand-up comedy, combining live performance with candid conversation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That frequency depends on the shape of each ridge, which guides the waves down with a characteristic speed.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2026
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This ornament, situating them as something between a throw pillow and a hand muff, shrouds the thick-boned fore- and hindquarters that give them a characteristic rolling gait.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 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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Most cities will not release personal information about residents to outside agencies unless necessary to investigate specific crimes.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The layout reflects the building’s historic structure, and the team is available to assist with any specific needs before arrival.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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From the towering pillars of original Tennessee marble preserved in the lounge area to the archive of the original Noels' personal artifacts transforming the mezzanine into an intimate, dark academia library, the Noelle is littered with Easter eggs to the past.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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The film examines the push-pull of attraction and rejection on a scope both intimate and global, finding the uneasy space where the two meet.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The caveat is that the most prominent critic is ourselves, which is why being gentle and empathetic to our personal causes and those of others is essential.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Trying to do what your phone can’t Ziad Asghar, who leads Qualcomm’s wearables and personal AI devices division, said Qualcomm saw the need for a new chip after companies approached them with new gadget concepts.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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There must be experts to identify the two or three special players at each age group.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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This detailed build also includes a commemorative armored Batman minifigure and a special golden coin built right into the cockpit, which marks 20 years of Lego Batman builds.—
Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Idiosyncratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiosyncratic. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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