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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
If the job of a debut album is to introduce an artist to the world, while a sophomore album reinforces their reputation, then a third album offers a channel for artists to expand beyond the familiar tricks and peculiarities that shot them to fame in the first place.
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Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
For thousands of years, scholars have investigated the peculiarities of irrational numbers.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Rose of Nevada’s power lies in its peculiarities.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 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.
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The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
For thousands of years, scholars have investigated the peculiarities of irrational numbers.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Rose of Nevada’s power lies in its peculiarities.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
What remains is scar tissue, shaped by the peculiarities of individual healing.
—
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculiarities
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Due to her limited knowledge of the lore, there were characteristics that guided her transformation.
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Three months later, the Supreme Court voted to allow immigration agents to stop people based on racial or ethnic characteristics while still-ongoing litigation against it proceeded.
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Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.
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Organizing Elements To really put your mudroom over the top, consider incorporating features that help make organizing your home easier.
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This month was all about the art choices—and a couple clever tricks, too.
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Consider the four tricks designers keep up their sleeves for this exact situation.
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All three qualities are on display in a weekend retreat the firm designed on Shelter Island, a bucolic haven wedged between Long Island’s North and South Forks, just up the road from The Hamptons.
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In his press conferences, the Scot spoke about the different qualities — the speed and direct play — the Englishman brought to the table.
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
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Despite numerous myths, a cat's fur color does not impact its personality traits.
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These attributes feel increasingly resonant for the fashion industry, whose demands have only continued to expand due to the churn of seasonal, pre-seasonal, resort, special collaborations, and capsule collections.
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As a 6-foot-6 lefty who can follow a game plan, Peterson has several of the attributes that the Cubs typically look for.
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The spindle’s mechanical quirks show just how weird materials science can get at the finest scales of life.
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Fortunately, the underlying hardware platform feels substantially more mature than the occasional software quirks suggest.
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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.
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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.
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“Peculiarities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculiarities. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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