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as in characteristics
an odd or peculiar habit
had the peculiarity of constantly fussing with his hair
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as in features
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
as its name indicates, the red-winged blackbird has the distinctive peculiarity of a red patch on its wings
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Recent Examples of peculiarities
What remains is scar tissue, shaped by the peculiarities of individual healing.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
This suggests that buyers are increasingly narrowing down their talent searches to specialists that understand the unique peculiarities and context windows that come attached to different coding tools, with Anthropic’s Claude being the most popular.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 June 2026
One of the big peculiarities of World Cup ticket sales is that fans are not able to pick a specific seat until much later in the process.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 28 May 2026
In 2019, a mysterious post took off on 4chan, that ever-churning morass of anonymous commentary and internet peculiarities.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly newsletter that explores the joys and peculiarities of math.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Once a year, the editors of New York set out to make the day-to-day task of living in this city easier for our readers — both those who have been here since birth and those who are still discovering (and adjusting to) its peculiarities and price tags.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
Reinsdorf noted the peculiarities of the prior hiring process, which took place in March 2020 in the early throes of the COVID-19 pandemic with a limited ability to hold meetings and communicate remotely.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The Democrats’ apathy and fecklessness is perhaps second only to the peculiarities of Trump the man as one of the conditioning factors of the current political moment.
—Jude Russo, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
This suggests that buyers are increasingly narrowing down their talent searches to specialists that understand the unique peculiarities and context windows that come attached to different coding tools, with Anthropic’s Claude being the most popular.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 June 2026
One of the big peculiarities of World Cup ticket sales is that fans are not able to pick a specific seat until much later in the process.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 28 May 2026
In 2019, a mysterious post took off on 4chan, that ever-churning morass of anonymous commentary and internet peculiarities.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly newsletter that explores the joys and peculiarities of math.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
Once a year, the editors of New York set out to make the day-to-day task of living in this city easier for our readers — both those who have been here since birth and those who are still discovering (and adjusting to) its peculiarities and price tags.
—The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
Reinsdorf noted the peculiarities of the prior hiring process, which took place in March 2020 in the early throes of the COVID-19 pandemic with a limited ability to hold meetings and communicate remotely.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The Democrats’ apathy and fecklessness is perhaps second only to the peculiarities of Trump the man as one of the conditioning factors of the current political moment.
—Jude Russo, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculiarities
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Voice Translate maintains natural vocal characteristics during real-time call translation, all processed locally on the device.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The criminals are actually using artificial intelligence to look for those type of characteristics and profiles.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Many products also hide essential features behind extra subscriptions.—
Maria Bolevich,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Dec. 2025
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The app was purchased by Google in 2013 and some of its features have been implemented into Google Maps over time, including the speedometer feature.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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One of my nerdiest hip-hop fan instincts is trying to catch the subtle ways production tricks and flows migrate from one city to the next, like an invasive species.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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One of his greatest joys was performing magic tricks alongside his granddaughter.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Passion and commitment are important leadership qualities.—
Kendra MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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But what if people have qualities both unmistakably human and essential to career success that AI could not easily replace them?—
Cathy Bussewitz,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Although no other mosasaur teeth have been found there from the same time period, older examples excavated from other parts of the Western Interior Seaway also featured isotopic traits consistent with freshwater.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Dec. 2025
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The silicone material itself is bioinert and non-cytotoxic—two traits essential for future clinical use.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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While fine art and wine share attributes like scarcity and craft, Scotch whisky stands apart.—
Paul Kopec,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Taste, vision and the ability to motivate others are purely human attributes, as automation eliminates the mechanical component of these qualities.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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One of the many quirks of Raj Koothrappali, aside from his questionable fashion taste, was selective mutism.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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Lina Abushouk, analyzing the imbroglio for the website Africa Is a Country, observed that the story’s stylistic quirks revealed the formal and expressive qualities that Euro-American publishers expect and demand from African and Caribbean authors.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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The work has bounced between several attributions over the years before scholar Giuseppe Porzio identified it as a painting by Glielmo, giving bidders a fresh reason to take notice.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 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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“Peculiarities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculiarities. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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