1
as in specificity
careful thoroughness of detail
with great particularity she described the qualities she's looking for in a boyfriend
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2
as in fact
a single piece of information
I can't comment without knowing the particularities of the case before the court
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3
as in characteristic
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 particularity
The rise of Ethnic Studies programs in the 1960s offered Jewish Studies scholars another way of seeing their field, even though its foundation in Religious Studies and its institutional particularities have always distinguished it from those disciplines.
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Josh Lambert, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Empathy, in this light, is not just a way of feeling but a way of caring—a willingness to try to understand the particularity of someone else’s emotions.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The particularity from Italy is that the editorial strategy is divided in three buckets right now.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 July 2025
Though the script successfully condenses several eras of Harmon’s life and captures the quirks and particularities of his mother’s and grandmother’s personalities, the performances really give the material its extra emotional heft.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Josh Lambert, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Empathy, in this light, is not just a way of feeling but a way of caring—a willingness to try to understand the particularity of someone else’s emotions.
—Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The particularity from Italy is that the editorial strategy is divided in three buckets right now.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 July 2025
Though the script successfully condenses several eras of Harmon’s life and captures the quirks and particularities of his mother’s and grandmother’s personalities, the performances really give the material its extra emotional heft.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularity
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The series aims to balance regional specificity with global appeal, tapping into universal questions about belief systems while grounding its narrative in distinctly Asian cultural contexts.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Thompson is on cruise control — enjoying every no-fucks line, even in redundancy, but Zoë lacks the specificity and command seen in Herron’s better characters.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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In fact, this team found that even after the light from Type Ia supernovas was standardized, Type Ia supernovas from populations of younger stars were fainter than those belonging to older stellar populations.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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In fact, the Cubs have never handed out a free agency deal worth over $200 million.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Published in Aerospace Science and Technology, the study describes that the Accurate prediction of aerodynamic drag characteristics across a wide range of wing-body configurations is crucial in the early design stages of transonic commercial transport aircraft.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Customers see a different look, feel, color, drape and other characteristics of an apparel product.—
Raj Dhiman,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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The league then sends out direct notification letters to players, giving them the specific details of the fine and instructions on how to appeal.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Zoë officially takes over Sarah's investigation into Dinah and learns a few key details, including that the gas main had been shut off for years.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tesla has implemented autopilot and self-driving features on its vehicles that include traffic-aware cruise control, semi-autonomous navigation, response to traffic lights and the ability to summon the car from a parking space.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Best known for her acting roles in Friends, Cougar Town and the Scream franchise, behind the camera, Cox has directed across various genres and mediums, from music videos, and short form projects to television and feature films.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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How Design and Color Shape Perception While studies from behavioral psychologists have linked eyewear styles to traits such as intelligence and trustworthiness, certain studies on the shape of frames and the colors that come with them have been linked to certain feelings people have about them.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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The only time he’s truly dazzled, and left fans bewildered, has been in game-winning scenarios, his ineffable trait.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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But critics argue some of those same attributes pose existential problems, with Shamblin’s suicide — allegedly with the encouragement of a piece of technology — as one of the more recent examples.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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One of the species’ greatest attributes is its ability to detect odors underwater, the story said.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Particularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularity. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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