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as in exotics
something strange or unusual that is an object of interest
an American visitor in that remote Chinese village is a rarity
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as in exceptions
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
a meal accompanied by wine is a rarity in this house
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Recent Examples of rarities
Oh Boy Records plans premium digital releases of Prine’s music, as well as other rarities and collectibles to be announced.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
There will raffles and games for test pressings, rarities and other prizes.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Due on September 26 is a new edition of the album with an analog mix of the original tapes and a deluxe digipak similar to Moon Safari featuring a spatial mix on Blu-ray plus rarities and demos.
—Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
Depending on the season, visitors might encounter bald eagles, wild turkeys, migrating songbirds, and even attention-grabbing rarities such as snowy owls and puffin-like razorbills.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
The package will contain a new Dolby Atmos Mix of the album, nine studio rarities, and 16 songs recorded at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on April 26, 1975.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Backman is one of the rarities.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
But ambitious ones have become rarities, much like long magazine features and serious documentaries, surviving either as luxuries created by the privileged few or as labors of love made in the margins by committed independents who will work to keep the form alive.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
The fleet includes a host of rarities, such as the 10 millionth Ford Mustang produced (built at the Flat Rock Assembly plant) and the 1999 Ford Thunderbird Concept as well as various iterations of the company’s famed GT supercars.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
There will raffles and games for test pressings, rarities and other prizes.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Due on September 26 is a new edition of the album with an analog mix of the original tapes and a deluxe digipak similar to Moon Safari featuring a spatial mix on Blu-ray plus rarities and demos.
—Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
Depending on the season, visitors might encounter bald eagles, wild turkeys, migrating songbirds, and even attention-grabbing rarities such as snowy owls and puffin-like razorbills.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
The package will contain a new Dolby Atmos Mix of the album, nine studio rarities, and 16 songs recorded at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on April 26, 1975.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Backman is one of the rarities.
—The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
But ambitious ones have become rarities, much like long magazine features and serious documentaries, surviving either as luxuries created by the privileged few or as labors of love made in the margins by committed independents who will work to keep the form alive.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
The fleet includes a host of rarities, such as the 10 millionth Ford Mustang produced (built at the Flat Rock Assembly plant) and the 1999 Ford Thunderbird Concept as well as various iterations of the company’s famed GT supercars.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rarities
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Native to Brazil and other South American and Central American countries, colorful peacock bass were stocked in South Florida canals in the mid-1980s by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to control the population of undesirable exotics like tilapia.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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European exotics were also present.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, exceptions to the rule (like the Thunder and Rockets) don’t necessarily mean the rule doesn’t exist for a reason.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The policy has several exceptions, including students age 21 and older as well as active-duty military members or veterans, as well as an exemption request process.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The surfers, initially viewed by some as welcome curiosities and by others as nuisances, became harbingers of economic salvation through tourism, now the dominant industry, though still a relatively new one.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Bunker twins, who arrived in Wilkes County in 1839, quickly became a sensation and the subject of the town’s curiosities.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The system is then trained to look for anomalies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Nov. 2025
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Will Smith’s solo blast in the 11th sealed the Jays’ fate, but along the way fans feasted on a host of World Series anomalies, including a rare bench-clearing in the bottom of the fourth after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski plunked Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez with a four-seamer.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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DarkSky International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the night sky, has identified some of the best spots for witnessing the wonders of the cosmos across the island country.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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Inomata and his colleagues also believe that the site would have been built by willing participants, not compulsory labor used to construct many ancient wonders such as Egypt’s pyramids and later Maya cities.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Stellantis determined that the software update issued as part of the 2024 recall was not effective in detecting abnormalities that could spark a fire, according to the NHTSA.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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More troubling, however, was that in several cases, these young and healthy males demonstrated EKG abnormalities.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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Made in Ancient Egypt, which opened this month at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, features commemorative stela, golden coffins and masks, and sundry curios created in a style that changed very little down the centuries.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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But more and more, Black List darlings wind up as buzzy Netflix curios like They Cloned Tyrone and May December.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Rarities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rarities. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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