as in tricks
an odd or peculiar habit
wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks
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Recent Examples of quirks
An American traveler’s observations about everyday Italian home quirks have gone viral on TikTok.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
It’s been updated with a more convenient save system and 3D compatibility, eliminating some of the original game’s quirks.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Friend, 52, paints her canine subjects like classic characters, giving them quirks and expressions that feel instantly familiar to anyone who’s ever loved a pet.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
But Friendship also let viewers see some of those Robinson character quirks as evidence of selfishness, male ego, and real mental instability.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Despite their ungainly silhouettes and handling quirks, they were considered formidable gun platforms.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Our egos and self-interests and preferences and quirks – these are very difficult to blend in a cohesive fashion.
—Nick Tzitzon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The 14-inch touchscreen has a pretty good interface with typical Toyota quirks that aren’t too difficult to master.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Skattebo is this season’s weird rookie du jour, an old-school, downhill runner with enough off-field quirks to become a TikTok star.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
It’s been updated with a more convenient save system and 3D compatibility, eliminating some of the original game’s quirks.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Friend, 52, paints her canine subjects like classic characters, giving them quirks and expressions that feel instantly familiar to anyone who’s ever loved a pet.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
But Friendship also let viewers see some of those Robinson character quirks as evidence of selfishness, male ego, and real mental instability.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Despite their ungainly silhouettes and handling quirks, they were considered formidable gun platforms.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Our egos and self-interests and preferences and quirks – these are very difficult to blend in a cohesive fashion.
—Nick Tzitzon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The 14-inch touchscreen has a pretty good interface with typical Toyota quirks that aren’t too difficult to master.
—New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Skattebo is this season’s weird rookie du jour, an old-school, downhill runner with enough off-field quirks to become a TikTok star.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirks
Noun
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Halloween’s history, from tricks to treats Halloween is rooted in the ancient Celtic ritual of Samhain, marking the harvest and coming winter – and few know the shortcomings of the cold more than Minnesotans.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Critic Dwight Macdonald later wrote that Keaton’s singular screen-in-screen transformation made similar tricks by Surrealist giants Dalí, Buñuel, and Cocteau timid by comparison.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Kelly McGreal , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The defendant exhibited sadistic traits, Salter said.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The series begins with Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton, whose mannerisms and line deliveries are distractingly reminiscent of Eddie Redmayne) about to graduate law school.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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Both on and off the court, the freshman phenom has the mannerisms of a professional.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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As America’s capital of both wine production and pleasant weather, California has any number of towns that capture this experience, each with distinguishing characteristics that suit different types of travelers.—
Justin Goldman,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sadly, the Volvo EX30 missed its moment to be great, but retains some appealing characteristics.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sprites is the very best idiosyncrasies of Britain that comedy and horror audiences around the world have loved so much since Monty Python.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The wonderfully ridiculous brainchild of co-stars/directors Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, the mockumentary follows a group of vampires living in an apartment in New Zealand and struggling with the idiosyncrasies of modern times.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, unlike the innermost 21 moons and moonlets of Saturn, the next three, Titan, Hyperion, and Iapetus, all have larger eccentricities to their orbits, and no one is certain as to why.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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Even the film’s eccentricities that do feel out of a Pynchon novel — notably Lockjaw’s desire to join a secret society of white supremacists called the Christmas Adventurers Club — read as plausible in the current political climate.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Part of the discrepancy may stem from a recent surge in resources supporting active duty troops’ eating and exercise habits.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its complexities and peculiarities are only dimly recalled, if at all, by many readers.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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These endeavors have given rise to the emerging field of quantum engineering, which aims to utilize the peculiarities of quantum physics for groundbreaking technological innovations.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Quirks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirks. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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