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
Song writes with an adept eye and ear, examining time and rendering the choral and communal, the singularity of human life.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
From a scientific perspective, studying consciousness is a bit like trying to describe the singularity inside a black hole from the window of a spacecraft in its gravitational orbit.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
Those outside of it appreciate the singularity of his collections—minimal, revealing, sharp—but have not yet become disciples.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
The conquest of Mars and the achievement of the singularity are, like the nationalism resurgent across the globe, daydreams that offer a taste of that old comfort.
—Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
From a scientific perspective, studying consciousness is a bit like trying to describe the singularity inside a black hole from the window of a spacecraft in its gravitational orbit.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
Those outside of it appreciate the singularity of his collections—minimal, revealing, sharp—but have not yet become disciples.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
The conquest of Mars and the achievement of the singularity are, like the nationalism resurgent across the globe, daydreams that offer a taste of that old comfort.
—Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for singularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularity
Noun
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Many of his later programs have been capped by a coda in which the tricks of the trade are laid bare—no trick being more vital than that of extreme patience, with camera operators waiting days, or even weeks, for the right cub, or pup, or fledgling, or froglet, to show up.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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There is not a whole lot to chuckle about these days, and her column does the trick for me every week.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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That realization has led some investors to examine assets with different characteristics.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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While acknowledging that antisemites may have good characteristics—a loving husband, a generous and conscientious citizen—Sartre claimed that their hatred ultimately defines them.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
8 May 2026
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One of the traits that made the B’s game so good in Game 5 was the fact that they were connected as a five-man unit all night.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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In nine short, potent chapters, Beckerman lays out the essential traits of an effective dissident — loyalty, recklessness and watchfulness, among them — to illustrate how communities of resistance are built from the ground up.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Decadent art, with its mannerism, also its enthusiasm for skulls, swords, strippers, and other Hot Topic motifs, is for some art historians an embarrassing cul-de-sac best passed over in favor of a narrative of formal progress leading inevitably to abstraction.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Meta staffers could potentially converse with and get feedback from the virtual double trained on his mannerisms, tone, public statements, and sentiments about the company’s strategy.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Outkast made their eccentricities feel normal, setting the bar for rap-song experimentation in the stratosphere.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Screenwriter Craig Mazin finds a way, however, by smartly retooling Swann’s story for a younger audience, stripping out the text’s more violent eccentricities, while preserving the universally winning curiosity of the premise.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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The peculiarities of these heartbreak goggles fueled a zany Saturday Night Live sketch, a standout from last night’s solid episode that saw Olivia Rodrigo doing double duty as host and musical guest.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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Mathematics can explain why This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly newsletter that explores the joys and peculiarities of math.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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Across 17 tracks, Amos positions herself as both conqueror and coward, exploring how the greed and individualism of modern society has allowed tech feudalists and 21st-century robber barons to make out like kings.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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But both make Arsenal a more attacking threat, with Eze’s creativity and individualism central.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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First there was Lil Baby and Gunna, turning his melodies into a radio rap format by ditching the idiosyncrasies.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Most of the videos are gentle teasing about the idiosyncrasies of working at a bar or retreads of other viral videos.—
Lauren Chapman,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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