1
as in items
a separate part in a list, account, or series
requested a bill of particulars for the care he received in the hospital
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2
as in facts
a single piece of information
everyone wanted to know all the particulars about the forthcoming merger
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Recent Examples of particulars
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Friday during an interview with Fox Business News that the particulars of a plan would be released in Davos.
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Kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Some of the particulars of the incident remain unclear.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Some of the particulars of the incident remain unclear.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
During filming, Fosse became fixated on getting the minutiae right, the nitty-gritty particulars.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
When Trump talks about Cuba, there are fewer particulars.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Officially, Di Piazza was there so that David Faber could grill him on the particulars of the decision to again reject Paramount.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Canales isn’t familiar with all the particulars from those lean years that preceded his arrival in 2024.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Research provides the mass of particulars from which meaning will be extracted or shaped in the writing.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Some of the particulars of the incident remain unclear.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Some of the particulars of the incident remain unclear.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
During filming, Fosse became fixated on getting the minutiae right, the nitty-gritty particulars.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
When Trump talks about Cuba, there are fewer particulars.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Officially, Di Piazza was there so that David Faber could grill him on the particulars of the decision to again reject Paramount.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Canales isn’t familiar with all the particulars from those lean years that preceded his arrival in 2024.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Research provides the mass of particulars from which meaning will be extracted or shaped in the writing.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for particulars
Noun
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The system can also analyze images to identify items and shop for similar products within a set budget.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Revuckas also admitted to starting the fire using items from the apartment and the kitchen stove.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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These three apparently disconnected facts exploded in my head and, after a lot of research, formed the narrative engine of The Grave Tattoo, a contemporary thriller with its roots firmly in the tail end of the eighteenth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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And in a return of goodwill, Gun Owners of America praised him for withholding judgment on the facts of the case.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But those are very different things.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Anything tied to the royals will always draw some interest, which actually underscores how difficult things are for Harry and Meghan, as even their titles no longer seem enough to attract audiences to lackluster projects.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The last section of the documentary details the uncertainty of whether all this spending will actually result in the goal its biggest backers expect.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This includes contextual details about their life (such as their socioeconomic status, medical conditions and quality of life), other mental health symptoms (such as anxiety or lack of pleasure) and biological features (such as genetics).—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Particulars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particulars. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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