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Recent Examples of oddity Historians of print, meanwhile, tend to note Trenchard and Gordon’s new arguments about freedom of expression, without interrogating their oddity. Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025 Not so long ago, Lillian Kahan would’ve been an oddity. Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 18 May 2025 Had the Celtics hit even a few more of those triples, this would have been a simple postseason oddity – and not an uncharacteristic one for a team that set the NBA record for made threes this season. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025 But Beautiful offsets its delightful oddities with jibing pop traditionalism. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for oddity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddity
Noun
  • This isn't the first time the former Sports Illustrated model has shared parenting tips and tricks.
    Clare Fisher, People.com, 23 June 2025
  • The magic trick is that Sunny gradually learned how to distinguish its POV from the characters’, showing empathy not only for the Gang’s victims, but also the Gang itself.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • This long voyage, together with the rarity and beauty of sapphires, must have contributed to its high value.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Despite the relative rarity of myocarditis, the condition has underpinned a campaign by anti-vaccine activists to take the vaccines off the market.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • For example, automating rollback protocols, security scans and alert systems for anomalies across AI workflows.
    Navdeep Malik, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
  • The new amendment, set to be on the ballot in 2026, would allow abortions in medical emergencies and cases of fetal anomalies, such as birth defects.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • American eccentrics like Walters long have provided material for satirists across the pond.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
  • There are dozens upon dozens of memorable eccentrics, delusional antiheroes, blustery authority figures, sad sacks, screw-ups and all-too-lovable schmucks that populate the 12 feature films and handful of shorts directed by Wes Anderson.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • However, a lot of newer research, especially in behavioral economics, points to how our cognitive quirks and limitations may prevent us from doing what's in our best interests.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 June 2025
  • The people who truly understand your AI systems—their quirks, limitations, and decision-making processes—become institutionally irreplaceable in unprecedented ways.
    Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Aside from the pandemic anomaly, the World Bank data also showed that only three exceptions to annual passenger growth occurred post-1980.
    Dana Dunne, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Federal contractors and in some cases subcontractors are an exception, as are a handful of states.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • But to see it in a character so young is sort of heartbreaking.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • Early on, he was often cast in Latino character roles on shows like HBO’s The Wire and Fox’s Gang Related.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The Dalmatian Club of America, for example, spent decades urging breeders to euthanize deaf puppies so the trait wouldn’t spread.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
  • Additionally, the study also found a correlation between breathing traits and a person’s mental health.
    Jay Kakade June 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2025

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“Oddity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddity. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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