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as in facts
a single piece of information
I can't comment without knowing the particularities of the case before the court
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as in characteristics
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
a novel that gets the particularities of life in academia exactly right
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Recent Examples of particularities
Training sessions will inevitably be more focused on recovery than tactical work and be affected by the particularities of playing in Europe.
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Mark Critchley, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Rather, the particularities of a nation’s royal ‘I do’s’ are shaped by the country’s unique cultural and religious heritage.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
But with each new release, the particularities of that character change.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
The other challenge is to turn a natural fiber, where each field and each batch of fiber has its own particularities, into a fiber that will be homogeneous for every delivery and available in industrial quantities on a regular basis.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Next to the particularities of place—the Midwest, the South—or enmeshed with it, are the particularities of language, of idiom, and ways of saying.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The photos are processed by artificial intelligence into data including time and location, plate number, car color and particularities like roof racks and bumper stickers.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Sadjadpour carefully sorts through scenarios, similarities, and differences with a keen sense of Iran’s history and particularities.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
All have elements specific to Rio de la Plata region and South America, from the ways of telling the stories and the emotional bonds with the characters, as well as locations and the particularities of regional talent.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Dec. 2025
Mark Critchley, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Rather, the particularities of a nation’s royal ‘I do’s’ are shaped by the country’s unique cultural and religious heritage.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
But with each new release, the particularities of that character change.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
The other challenge is to turn a natural fiber, where each field and each batch of fiber has its own particularities, into a fiber that will be homogeneous for every delivery and available in industrial quantities on a regular basis.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Next to the particularities of place—the Midwest, the South—or enmeshed with it, are the particularities of language, of idiom, and ways of saying.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The photos are processed by artificial intelligence into data including time and location, plate number, car color and particularities like roof racks and bumper stickers.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Sadjadpour carefully sorts through scenarios, similarities, and differences with a keen sense of Iran’s history and particularities.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
All have elements specific to Rio de la Plata region and South America, from the ways of telling the stories and the emotional bonds with the characters, as well as locations and the particularities of regional talent.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularities
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Romano puts herself in the curious position of fighting a battle that has already been won on facts but not yet in legend.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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As a result, mathematical truths do not make up a unified whole of equally indubitable truths; instead, their status as knowledge varies gradually from doubtless facts to increasingly uncertain hypotheses.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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Jean-Claude Manuguerra, who heads Pasteur's Environment and Infectious Risk unit, said the remaining variation appeared to reflect natural viral variation and did not seem to affect the characteristics of the virus detected among travelers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Flock Safety's license plate reader technology captures vehicle information, including license plates and vehicle characteristics such as make, model and color on the property.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Even though this theatrical tale writes itself, The Athletic’s Tamerra Griffin and Laia Cervelló Herrero discuss the details of this dominant matchup.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The novel’s omniscient narrator can barely conceal their exasperation, relaying key details like place and time with a winking mix of hostility and resignation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Benefits of Almonds for Heart Health While combining dark chocolate and almonds has a positive impact on heart health, each food provides distinct cardioprotective qualities that contribute to these benefits.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2026
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The juries will hate its repetitive qualities, but the public will embrace its deep, profound, abiding grooviness.—
Glen Weldon,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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Food and drink The Alexandar Bar is one of the hotel’s stand-out features.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Its drafting features combine deterministic drafting with AI to enable complex and accurate drafting at scale.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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More to Explore The researchers found that faces that were rated as more attractive were rated more highly across all positive traits—not just competence, but intelligence, responsibility, and other traits—and were rated lower on all negative traits.—
Ben Ambridge,
JSTOR Daily,
15 May 2026
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Nagatitan belonged to a subgroup of sauropods that possessed bones with lots of internal air sacs and thin walls, traits that lightened their skeletons.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Both books feature protagonists who are out of their elements but also possess unique attributes that first get them into trouble before becoming their one slim hope to escape.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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That makes a lot of sense for Subaru buyers, who value those attributes.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Political discussions on social media are often dominated by competing attributions of more and more insidious motives to people on the other side.—
Mark Schroeder,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2026
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This post was corrected on 21 January 2021 to clarify attributions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Jan. 2021
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“Particularities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularities. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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