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
At least during early months, the app and on-device controls tend to offer more quirks than functionality.
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Adrienne So, Wired News, 21 July 2025
This is due to one of the peculiar quirks of quantum mechanics that shows simply measuring particles can change them!
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The redeployment of this onetime convent emphasized some of its most endearing quirks, too, retaining many of the murals painted on the walls—look for one suite, with a coffered ceiling festooned with pink roses, that is believed to have been where the Mother Superior would have slept.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
Each popular navigation app has its own unique quirks.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Adrienne So, Wired News, 21 July 2025
This is due to one of the peculiar quirks of quantum mechanics that shows simply measuring particles can change them!
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
The redeployment of this onetime convent emphasized some of its most endearing quirks, too, retaining many of the murals painted on the walls—look for one suite, with a coffered ceiling festooned with pink roses, that is believed to have been where the Mother Superior would have slept.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
Each popular navigation app has its own unique quirks.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirk
Noun
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Clean sheets appeared on the bed as if by magic, a trick many high-end hotels have forgotten.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The brand recommends laying the topper flat to expand for several hours after removing it from the packaging, but shoppers note that fluffing it in the dryer before use also does the trick.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The humor was coming from the characters and their traits.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Players can maximize the traits of their gear by activating certain mutations.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Can’t a mother have characteristics outside of that culturally narrowed scope?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Justice Department earlier this month published a list of the nine characteristics of sanctuary jurisdictions.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And some of Anna's mannerisms when trying to calm herself in stressful situations should be recognizable to many parent viewers.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Informed of the milestone, which ranked him No. 25 among all genres of live performers — just below Dua Lipa — Maniscalco responded with his usual offstage reserve, a 180-degree departure from the outsized physicality and mannerisms of his performances.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
24 July 2025
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In another one of those idiosyncrasies of Illinois government, the state does not have a vehicle to prevent insurance rate hikes.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Technical perfection isn't everything, so don't ignore your idiosyncrasies.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Another peculiarity is Wiegman’s approach in extra time.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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The world according to Jim: • This is another of those peculiarities that make Southern California … well, different.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The eccentricity refers to how noncircular an orbit is.—
Darryl Z. Seligman,
The Conversation,
3 July 2025
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The play draws out the distinctiveness of the grandparents by ratcheting up their zingy eccentricities.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Some are different – evolutionary oddities that break the mold.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Today, a new generation of chefs is whipping up seasonally informed and culturally inflected variations, transforming the oddity into a full-fledged dessert genre.—
Mehr Singh,
Vogue,
31 July 2025
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“Quirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirk. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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