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as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
his one oddity is collecting used pencil leads
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as in rarity
something strange or unusual that is an object of interest
years ago circus sideshows used to display people with unusual physical features as oddities
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as in anomaly
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
she is an oddity in that, unlike her sisters, she avoids social media
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
an oddity with a penchant for weaving cat fur
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Recent Examples of oddity
These are something of an oddity in the Intel line-up, being the only processors to have memory integrated into the processor package, and the only ones to contain the Intel Arc 130V and 140V graphics chips.
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Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Goodwill bins, which are essentially the last stop for unsold thrift store items, are known for yielding everything from vintage treasures to bizarre oddities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Strange items lost in 2024 The report from Unclaimed Baggage said the store often takes in unexpected oddities, and 2024 was no different.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Here’s a recap of some of Monday’s other home-opener oddities — and which of them might be smoothed out while others remain.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Goodwill bins, which are essentially the last stop for unsold thrift store items, are known for yielding everything from vintage treasures to bizarre oddities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Strange items lost in 2024 The report from Unclaimed Baggage said the store often takes in unexpected oddities, and 2024 was no different.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Here’s a recap of some of Monday’s other home-opener oddities — and which of them might be smoothed out while others remain.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddity
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Rea allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings, improving to 4-0 with another no-flash performance that did the trick.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Label tricks, regional cues and color considerations for better picking at the wine shop.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Those are rarities throughout the last 6,000 years of recorded history.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
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That is the point, as MSNBC for the first time builds out its own news division, a rarity for linear TV these days, while retaining a lineup of primetime progressive hosts.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Automated Alerts And Human Validation An AI system might flag an anomaly and send a real-time alert.—
Shashidhar Reddy Keshireddy,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Doncic enters a pivotal offseason looking to ensure that the Lakers’ disappointing end to 2024-25 was an anomaly.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
9 May 2025
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But the settlers’ belief in the value of public goods and embrace of independent thinkers remain woven into the character of the city, which continues to attract artists, eccentrics and writers.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Cannabis laws are a patchwork of contradictions, quirks, and outright oddities.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
6 May 2025
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Thornton firmly believes that each client’s home should be a reflection of their personal style and that their soul, passions, and quirks should be found on the walls and in the furniture throughout the home.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2025
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Asking for fairness, the state workers who gathered outside the Caltrans headquarters across from the Capitol delivered a petition, urging the department to reconsider allowing exceptions to the telework policy.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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Judge Florence Pan pressed Graver to explain why the Federal Reserve should be carved out as an exception to boards Trump should have control over, but the labor boards should not.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Series regular Tony Todd, who died last fall, returns for a touching posthumous scene that references another fan favorite character.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (Ms. Marvel) will direct Ridley, whose character will come back to the big screen now as a Jedi master in a film set 15 years after the events of 2019's The Rise of Skywalker.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Powered by Adelaide, Forbes AI Psychological safety, defined by McKinsey as the absence of interpersonal fear, is often cited as a defining trait of high-performing, innovative teams.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Just like my friends, my family and Los Angeles, Yassir benefited from this trait of mine.—
Hannah Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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“Oddity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddity. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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