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an odd or peculiar habit
wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks
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Recent Examples of quirks
One of the many quirks of Raj Koothrappali, aside from his questionable fashion taste, was selective mutism.
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Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Lina Abushouk, analyzing the imbroglio for the website Africa Is a Country, observed that the story’s stylistic quirks revealed the formal and expressive qualities that Euro-American publishers expect and demand from African and Caribbean authors.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
Yet even among all the familiar quirks, there was one revelation that caught the family off guard.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
In this macho sport, Brunson, Hart and Bridges don’t try to hide their friendship and all of the quirks that come with it.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Both, however, share the same quirks when zooming in and out of a photo.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Many savings and loans, retail banks created by quirks in banking law decades earlier, made reckless investments when the Fed’s high interest rates in the early 1980s crushed their traditional business.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
The home’s quirks extend beyond politics.
—David Caraccio
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Cavanagh stars as Jack, the new lead detective of the local Police Department and former city slicker who is trying to acclimate to the quirks of small-town life.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
Lina Abushouk, analyzing the imbroglio for the website Africa Is a Country, observed that the story’s stylistic quirks revealed the formal and expressive qualities that Euro-American publishers expect and demand from African and Caribbean authors.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
Yet even among all the familiar quirks, there was one revelation that caught the family off guard.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
In this macho sport, Brunson, Hart and Bridges don’t try to hide their friendship and all of the quirks that come with it.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Both, however, share the same quirks when zooming in and out of a photo.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Many savings and loans, retail banks created by quirks in banking law decades earlier, made reckless investments when the Fed’s high interest rates in the early 1980s crushed their traditional business.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
The home’s quirks extend beyond politics.
—David Caraccio
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Cavanagh stars as Jack, the new lead detective of the local Police Department and former city slicker who is trying to acclimate to the quirks of small-town life.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirks
Noun
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One of my nerdiest hip-hop fan instincts is trying to catch the subtle ways production tricks and flows migrate from one city to the next, like an invasive species.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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One of his greatest joys was performing magic tricks alongside his granddaughter.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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Although no other mosasaur teeth have been found there from the same time period, older examples excavated from other parts of the Western Interior Seaway also featured isotopic traits consistent with freshwater.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Dec. 2025
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The silicone material itself is bioinert and non-cytotoxic—two traits essential for future clinical use.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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For Ellie Bamber, successfully capturing Kate Moss‘ effortless charm wasn’t just about nailing her voice, style, or any of the fashion icon’s mannerisms.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Trained on hours and hours of professional recordings, the AI simulation mimics Lee’s distinctive voice, expressions and mannerisms.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Voice Translate maintains natural vocal characteristics during real-time call translation, all processed locally on the device.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The criminals are actually using artificial intelligence to look for those type of characteristics and profiles.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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That sometimes meant staking a claim to micro-genre legacies, but just as often meant leaning hard into idiosyncrasies.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2025
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Instead, volumes seem to be correlated to game idiosyncrasies, such as overtime, narrow leads and, as mentioned, the locations of the teams playing.—
Alex Sherman,Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
27 Nov. 2025
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Not Puritan-haunted like the great writers of New England, or even the cosmopolitan eccentricities of a Melville, but fully and totally spoken in a new voice that was of the broad, mid-section of the continent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2026
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Much attention is paid to the expressiveness and eccentricities that make Dern so recognizable.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Tomato Spacing By Plant Type Tomatoes are classified into two main groups, determinate and indeterminate, according to their growth and fruit production habits.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Unfortunately, sometimes the brain is too efficient, leading us to cling to false information and unproductive habits while ignoring information that could clearly benefit us.—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
16 June 2026
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The peculiarities of this year’s Oscar race have it so that Jessie Buckley’s heartwrenching turn in Hamnet already feels too obvious to talk about, and the movie is only in limited release.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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And as the play proceeds, those characters commit, ever more intensely, to their peculiarities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Quirks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirks. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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