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Recent Examples of peculiarly
Facing a peculiarly hostile administration in Washington, Pretoria has ample reason to pursue greater intra-BRICS cooperation—not out of ideological affinity with its members but out of the strategic necessity to protect itself against an erratic and punitive United States.
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Oliver Stuenkel, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
In the early twentieth century, Einstein formulated equations for the peculiarly relative flow of time, now an indispensable part of the workings of all GPS systems.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
So, Orange County in the late 1970s and early 1980s seems a peculiarly unlikely place to have a hardcore punk rock scene.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2025
Oliver Stuenkel, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025
In the early twentieth century, Einstein formulated equations for the peculiarly relative flow of time, now an indispensable part of the workings of all GPS systems.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
So, Orange County in the late 1970s and early 1980s seems a peculiarly unlikely place to have a hardcore punk rock scene.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peculiarly
Adverb
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However, the tour was brief, overly lit, and strangely unmagical.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The night before, Nick Reiner -- who had been living on his parents' property -- got into an argument with Rob Reiner at a holiday party and was seen acting strangely, sources told ABC News.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But oddly also speaking was Dwyane Wade, who played for Riley in Miami but was never a Laker.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Evan graduated from Georgia State University, but oddly is a Georgia fan.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Meteorological explanation Thursday’s unusually warm temperatures across Central and South Texas developed as winds shifted out of the south and southwest, ahead of an approaching cold front and a dry line between dry and humid air masses.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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One reason is that century bonds tend to pay an unusually high yield.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The service There’s a relaxed SoCal vibe at Casa Cody, but the staff is still extraordinarily attentive and friendly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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These are all really good people who do that extraordinarily well.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The material is weirdly shiny though, which might be a turnoff.—
Maggie Slepian,
Outside,
27 Feb. 2026
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Carr’s jibe struck me as weirdly TV-centric, in a very Trumpian sense.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Peculiarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculiarly. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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