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as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
had the peculiarity of constantly fussing with his hair
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as in characteristic
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 peculiarity
Caillaux, by the way, is spelled C-A-I-L-L-A-U-X for those unfamiliar with the peculiarities of French pronunciation.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Not all of them were hits, but nearly all of them were worth stopping and really looking at, a burst of visual peculiarity in an often humdrum urban streetscape.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
The peculiarities of this year’s Oscar race have it so that Jessie Buckley’s heartwrenching turn in Hamnet already feels too obvious to talk about, and the movie is only in limited release.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Not all of them were hits, but nearly all of them were worth stopping and really looking at, a burst of visual peculiarity in an often humdrum urban streetscape.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
The peculiarities of this year’s Oscar race have it so that Jessie Buckley’s heartwrenching turn in Hamnet already feels too obvious to talk about, and the movie is only in limited release.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculiarity
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Seven of the 12 finalists fell in their first run in snowy conditions, which made landing tricks more of a challenge.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Van Der Beek, twisting his remarkable life into a piece of comedy, pulled the same kind of trick.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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In vacating the life prison term in 2024, Cook County Judge Marc Martin found in part that Modrowski had been unfairly portrayed as emotionless and cold during his 1995 trial and sentencing proceedings when the characteristics were likely due to his autism.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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And what physical characteristics is law enforcement focusing on that might help people locate them?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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Chemistry, timing, shared experiences, and the slow work of falling in love with someone tend to matter far more than the traits that some people screen for on a dating-app profile.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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The two traits that will serve Riojas well are accountability and resilience.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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The car, however, has a feature that automatically turns off the engine after one hour of idling.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Zuckerberg is expected to face questions about what Meta has known about the risks of its platforms for young users, and whether those safety features were sufficient to mitigate them.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Yet all these arguments originate with unmistakably human quirks and foibles, many of which defy easy judgments of right and wrong.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Due to some beginning-of-the-year calendar quirks, SSI payments typically fall off schedule in December and January.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Rahmani noted that attrition inside prosecutorial offices can directly affect case quality.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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At least those visual mannerisms and tropes are pretty much universal, baked into the DNA of TV casting-and-talent shows worldwide.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Bouteraa plays Lilia with restrained mannerisms, but an avalanche of emotion in her face.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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So, the Olympics has all the attributes of just great drama and story.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Yet, for all Witt’s physical attributes, what impressed the Team USA players most about him was his demeanor.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Peculiarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculiarity. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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