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
This felt less like a personal quirk and more like a misunderstanding of the room.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Economists warned that the overall economic picture remains muddied, including by statistical quirks and the aftereffects of the government shutdown this past fall, which disrupted the data that feeds into CPI.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Gu qualified for the women's slopestyle final on Saturday wearing an outfit full of details inspired by her Chinese heritage and her own personal quirks.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
But many of the quirks of the house came via Jackie Seiden, who taught art classes for children at SAIC and is now in her late 80s and residing in senior living.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Economists warned that the overall economic picture remains muddied, including by statistical quirks and the aftereffects of the government shutdown this past fall, which disrupted the data that feeds into CPI.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Gu qualified for the women's slopestyle final on Saturday wearing an outfit full of details inspired by her Chinese heritage and her own personal quirks.
—CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
But many of the quirks of the house came via Jackie Seiden, who taught art classes for children at SAIC and is now in her late 80s and residing in senior living.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirk
Noun
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Seven of the 12 finalists fell in their first run in snowy conditions, which made landing tricks more of a challenge.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Van Der Beek, twisting his remarkable life into a piece of comedy, pulled the same kind of trick.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chemistry, timing, shared experiences, and the slow work of falling in love with someone tend to matter far more than the traits that some people screen for on a dating-app profile.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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The two traits that will serve Riojas well are accountability and resilience.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In vacating the life prison term in 2024, Cook County Judge Marc Martin found in part that Modrowski had been unfairly portrayed as emotionless and cold during his 1995 trial and sentencing proceedings when the characteristics were likely due to his autism.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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And what physical characteristics is law enforcement focusing on that might help people locate them?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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Their clothing, gait and small details such as mannerisms can give a person away.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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That process began by Pidgeon working closely with the movement coach Julia Crockett to get some of her mannerisms down.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As Venus and Uranus clash, avoid taking their idiosyncrasies to heart.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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But the measure of success for the second-year quarterback is simply getting more in tune with the idiosyncrasies of NFL life.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The answer lies in the subtleties and peculiarities of the reward system, and our old friend dopamine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tracking the beginning of their secret relationship through Thorpe’s 1979 trial, A Very English Scandal is a stellar lesson in how to use the miniseries format to tease out the bizarre peculiarities of real-life drama.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For all its ills, social media can also be an entry point for anyone interested in Chicago history and the city’s varied eccentricities.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lulu’s eccentric confidence — or, better put, her confidence in her own eccentricity — carves out a space for her in an episode that’s otherwise fairly plain, all without a whiff of judgement.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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From vintage linens and everyday necessities to collectible memorabilia and eclectic oddities, thrift stores have something for everyone.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
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Gone were the college marching bands and Up With People oddities of the 1970s and '80s — in their place, megawatt stars, forever expanding the Monday-morning quarterbacking beyond the Xs and Os, into the realm of music and cultural commentary.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Quirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirk. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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