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Recent Examples of peculiarly
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.
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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
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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Sons of Anarchy‘s Charlie Hunnam will star as Gein and Laurie Metcalf will portray his mother, with whom Gein shared a strangely close relationship.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The moons range from planet-sized Titan to smaller oddities, some of which are strangely shaped like potatoes or ravioli.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In his oddly understated way, David Byrne is one of the most electrifying musicians of the last 50 years.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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National parks will be open, oddly.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Also, like Johnson, the station chief had an unusually friendly relationship with Bukele.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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During my recent visit, though, the situation felt unusually tenuous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But above all, Fernández and El Mimoso’s voices shine extraordinarily beautifully, delivering a performance that lingers even after its final note.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Samples flown to the CDC in Atlanta demonstrated extraordinarily high levels — nearly every child urgently needed chelation to reduce the effects of lead poisoning.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Erik Gustafsson hasn’t been able to re-create whatever witchcraft was needed for his weirdly spectacular 2022-23 season.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The effect was disastrous, my hair crimped weirdly, with sections shooting out in different directions like the discordant notes of an orchestra tuning up.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Peculiarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculiarly. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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