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
But that doesn't mean this Venusian side is basic Venus in Virgo has its quirks, but they are hidden beneath the surface.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 17 Sep. 2025
This simple burlap runner is a rustic fall decorating idea, while fresh or faux marigolds provide color and quirk.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
At first glance, this might seem like a crypto-native quirk.
—Hadley Stern, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Zavacephale’s cranium had a few noteworthy quirks, however.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 17 Sep. 2025
This simple burlap runner is a rustic fall decorating idea, while fresh or faux marigolds provide color and quirk.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
At first glance, this might seem like a crypto-native quirk.
—Hadley Stern, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Zavacephale’s cranium had a few noteworthy quirks, however.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirk
Noun
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The iPhone Air also doesn't have any kind of tricks up its sleeve to try to recreate the results from the ultra-wide lens in either the iPhone 17 or iPhone 17 Pro.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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That may come in handy for planning the best trick-or-treating routes in your area.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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Jan Böhmermann in Germany, Spain’s El Gran Wyoming, France’s Yann Barthès, Italy’s Maurizio Crozza and Dutch comic Arjen Lubach all share traits with their American counterparts, but none command comparable influence.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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Many of the letters submitted to Judge Subramanian acknowledge the music mogul’s flawed behavior revealed during his trial and asked the judge to consider his positive personality traits and recent personal growth.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than 900 properties across the city contributed to the honor and were celebrated for the same characteristics that can lead to a citation under the vegetation ordinance.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Today, Bath & Body Works finally unveils their new Touch of Gold collection that embodies those same characteristics in a bodycare and home fragrance line.—
Alisa Rendor,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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South Park had previously skewered the far-right pundit by having Cartman adopt his mannerisms and debate style.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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But there’s something about that sort of adolescent age between 12 and 14, where people’s mannerisms change, and people’s bodies change, and people’s voices change, and all of those things.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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Writing through the perspective of young people offers an opportunity to look at the idiosyncrasies and hypocrisies of religious inheritance with a light touch.—
Anna Bruno
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Conybeare, a classics scholar, intertwines learned exegesis with examples of Augustine’s human idiosyncrasies, offering illuminating analyses of the philosopher’s seminal texts and ideas—including his theory of original sin—and of the role that his heritage played in his self-conception.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Excuse the cynicism, but this is the sort of combination of touchy-feely button-pushing and self-conscious peculiarity that’s meant to seem significant and profound that will bring out your inner rom-com Grinch.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Alongside Mignatti, architect Marco Lecchi coordinated construction, and is intimately familiar with the area and its peculiarities.—
Francesca Longoni,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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Harjo, with his eye for human eccentricities, lends a pulse to stock types—chief among them a poetry-loving private investigator named Marty (Keith David).—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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In This is Spinal Tap fashion, DiBergi captures the band’s eccentricities and penchant for attracting bad luck at every turn.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Have more questions about oddities in Kansas?—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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As was the case in the previous few weeks, the rest of the domestic box office leaderboard is packed with oddities.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Quirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirk. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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