as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
a college professor with singularities of dress and speech that have long endeared him to his students
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Recent Examples of singularity
Kurzweil’s singularity parallels ideas from Italian and Russian futurists amid the electrical and mechanical revolutions that took place at the turn of the 20th century.
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Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Nobody else in the episode dresses like Hart; his costume clearly establishes his singularity, which reveals its full colors later in the series.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
This makes pulsars some of the densest objects in the universe — second only to black hole singularities.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 July 2025
But yeah, the singularity is for sure an idea that is relevant to this whole sector of things.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for singularity
Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Nobody else in the episode dresses like Hart; his costume clearly establishes his singularity, which reveals its full colors later in the series.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
This makes pulsars some of the densest objects in the universe — second only to black hole singularities.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 July 2025
But yeah, the singularity is for sure an idea that is relevant to this whole sector of things.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for singularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularity
Noun
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The most exciting feature is the realistic mask, though, which has mesh eyes for kids to see through while trick-or-treating, and an adjustable strap to fit their head properly.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps most frustrating, two Johnson attempts to dig into his trick bag misfired.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Early on, astronomers were able to determine with a high degree of certainty that the object is a comet, but work has continued to get a better idea of its size and phyisical characteristics.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Each house will be defined by a sign with certain characteristics that will map out your life.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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Next, because the call for participants mentioned a lab test element and an exercise program, some personality traits were less likely to volunteer.—
Alyssa Ages,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kizzi is an intractable flirt, a trait that is very popular with the boys, and, from the looks of the preview at the end of the episode, also with the girls.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since the video went viral, internet users have praised their adorable bond, as many are obsessed by Maude’s dog-like mannerisms.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Would this new body still be the same person with all their quirks and mannerisms, as well as sharing the same interests or dislikes, or a version of them?—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
3 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
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But in Franz, Kafka is pretty resolute in his identity and his eccentricities, notably in his insistence on writing all his now-famous literary works by hand.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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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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And part of that individualism is careerism.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Reason, rationalism, individualism, the rejection of the past, the framing of custom as an obstacle, the idealization of progress and perpetual renewal: Bezos would recognize all of this, and perhaps nod in vigorous assent.—
Paul Kingsnorth,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some of Preller’s idiosyncrasies have been well-documented; others have flown under the radar.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Love’s disappointment is an evergreen subject, but here it’s elevated by the idiosyncrasy of Le Bon’s sound.—
Rumaan Alam,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Singularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularity. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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