as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks
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Recent Examples of quirk
Indeed, both Davis and Roberts can't wait for audiences to pick up on the small nods to the various personality traits and quirks that Jamie and Claire have picked up from their kin.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 May 2025
The series existed in a strange plane that welcomed all quirks (and Kirks, including Cat Kirk), and in a way, that’s the most nurturing environment of all for teens.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
The ample supply of such products means the price hikes likely result from quirks in consumer taste, potentially resulting from the prices commanded by specialty brands, Sharif added.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 May 2025
Every breed comes with its own quirks and needs: some thrive with room to roam, others settle happily into apartment living; some crave constant engagement, while others are content with quiet routines.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 May 2025
The series existed in a strange plane that welcomed all quirks (and Kirks, including Cat Kirk), and in a way, that’s the most nurturing environment of all for teens.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
The ample supply of such products means the price hikes likely result from quirks in consumer taste, potentially resulting from the prices commanded by specialty brands, Sharif added.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 May 2025
Every breed comes with its own quirks and needs: some thrive with room to roam, others settle happily into apartment living; some crave constant engagement, while others are content with quiet routines.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirk
Noun
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However, there is a trick for using both of these operations together.—
Paul Smith-Goodson,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Or is that all part of a deeper trick, a wilder swing?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The study found that, once again, this trait strongly predicted breadcrumbing, and was also associated with ghosting behaviors.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Compared with the other dragons in the original, which character designer Nico Marlet imagined with comically lopsided proportions — bulgy eyes, oversize heads, ungainly fangs — Toothless was an elegant mix of feline and canine traits, mapped onto a sleek black reptilian body.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Besides searching for the likes of methane and ammonia, the characteristics of the planet's atmosphere discernible to JWST could point to which formation model – core accretion or disk instability – is the correct one, or even whether a brand new formation model is needed.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 June 2025
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Key characteristics of individuals with big egos in the workplace include: Domineering behavior.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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While the veteran running back’s voice barely elevated above a public library level and his mannerisms remained reserved, the sincerity of his enthusiasm still landed.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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The result is an exciting mosaic not just of views and opinions, but also of mannerisms and personalities.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
Noun
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That would let researchers simulate only the essential parts of the brain, and not all biological idiosyncrasies.—
Dobromir Rahnev,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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The action itself, with its piquant and poignant behavioral idiosyncrasies, teems with loose, whiplash-like ends and opaque but gleaming facets.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Twain’s narrative boasts some—discrepancies is too magisterial a word … peculiarities, say.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Stuff like how to read spins and backgrounds at various stadiums, including the peculiarities of cavernous Kauffman Stadium.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
Noun
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For comparison, Earth's orbit has an eccentricity of 0.0167 and is therefore close to circular; at the other extreme, an orbital eccentricity of 1 would be parabolic.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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Class struggle is reflected in the way that the back-alley heavy, Atticus Hawk, dismisses the ivory-tower eccentricity of the occult specialist Scholar Vitali.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Similar calendar oddities await in September and November: Monday, Sept. 1, is the Labor Day holiday, so September checks will be issued Friday, Aug. 29 – meaning SSI recipients will get two checks in the month of August, but not one in September.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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There are better options for this price without these image quality oddities.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
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“Quirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirk. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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