peculiarly

Definition of peculiarlynext

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Recent Examples of peculiarly Photography, then, is an expression of our peculiarly cruel way of seeing. Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026 Building a wall may even be its own kind of narrative project—a peculiarly linear one. Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 This peculiarly stubborn barrier to the franchise held strong until Puerto Rican citizens took it to court, finally succeeding 60 years ago today, June 13, 1966. Robert Polner, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026 But his mouth was open and drooped peculiarly to one side, and his skin was sucked into his skeleton like a vacuum storage bag. Amanda Peet, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026 One mystery that the observations confirmed but unfortunately did not solve concerns Uranus’s peculiarly plummeting temperature. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026 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. 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
  • But the film co-signs it with a strangely gung-ho spirit, as Chin — himself a father of two — joins the mission with scant discussion of the potential hubris of this decision.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Broadly speaking, great works of Russian literature have a tendency to combine painfully austere themes with strangely rich imaginations.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • If Vance were to renounce Carlson over a matter as trivial as, say, Carlson’s oddly positive assessment of Adolf Hitler, what hope is there for society?
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In the highlight, Marshall retrieves the ball and oddly fires it back to the infield, fooling no one.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Bred and owned by German breeder Julius-Peter Sinnack, United’s parents come from an unusually close family line.
    Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His writing is unusually rife with proper nouns—Buddy, Sarah, Evie, Genevieve, Billy, Joey, Miss B.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Printed, copied, and circulated among an extraordinarily literate population, the Constitution executed a covenant and allowed, too, for the exertion of power over vast distances.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Digital movements can become extraordinarily powerful when online mobilization connects with a genuine and widespread social grievance.
    Sindhu Bhaskar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The Jets’ television schedule is weirdly simple, at least before any possible flexes.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The crew’s glowing-in-the-dark orange sneakers, set against a pure deep-blue backdrop, was as weirdly mesmerizing a visual as anything put on stage or screen during the evening.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Peculiarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peculiarly. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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