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
Her latest volume, the National Book Award winner Something About Living, is full of impossible cohesions, offering this straight-on singularity of body and mind to birds, grammars, and architectures.
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Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
The cosmos will then spend another 10 billion years collapsing, with the universe reaching its final singularity state after a total lifetime of just over 33 billion years.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Hawking’s and Penrose’s singularities don’t require a smooth space-time.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
The wing’s design stresses each region’s singularity while fostering an atmosphere of cosmopolitan exchange.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
The cosmos will then spend another 10 billion years collapsing, with the universe reaching its final singularity state after a total lifetime of just over 33 billion years.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Hawking’s and Penrose’s singularities don’t require a smooth space-time.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
The wing’s design stresses each region’s singularity while fostering an atmosphere of cosmopolitan exchange.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for singularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularity
Noun
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Clean sheets appeared on the bed as if by magic, a trick many high-end hotels have forgotten.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The brand recommends laying the topper flat to expand for several hours after removing it from the packaging, but shoppers note that fluffing it in the dryer before use also does the trick.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Can’t a mother have characteristics outside of that culturally narrowed scope?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Justice Department earlier this month published a list of the nine characteristics of sanctuary jurisdictions.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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The humor was coming from the characters and their traits.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Players can maximize the traits of their gear by activating certain mutations.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
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And some of Anna's mannerisms when trying to calm herself in stressful situations should be recognizable to many parent viewers.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Informed of the milestone, which ranked him No. 25 among all genres of live performers — just below Dua Lipa — Maniscalco responded with his usual offstage reserve, a 180-degree departure from the outsized physicality and mannerisms of his performances.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
24 July 2025
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The eccentricity refers to how noncircular an orbit is.—
Darryl Z. Seligman,
The Conversation,
3 July 2025
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The play draws out the distinctiveness of the grandparents by ratcheting up their zingy eccentricities.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Another peculiarity is Wiegman’s approach in extra time.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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The world according to Jim: • This is another of those peculiarities that make Southern California … well, different.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
18 July 2025
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Unique in its explorations of anarchy, capitalism, and individualism, The Dispossessed deserved each one of its many awards, and is an undeniable cornerstone for the genre.—
Robert English,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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For a place that prizes rugged individualism and the rural way of life, the roles of manufacturing, cities and suburbs — and the federal dollars that helped all this happen — is often ignored.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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In another one of those idiosyncrasies of Illinois government, the state does not have a vehicle to prevent insurance rate hikes.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Technical perfection isn't everything, so don't ignore your idiosyncrasies.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
15 June 2025
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“Singularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularity. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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