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
Vulture’s Bilge Ebiri noted that The Testament of Ann Lee is like nothing he’s seen before, and much of the credit for its singularity is owed to choreographer and dancer Celia Rowlson-Hall.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2025
But her singularity really became apparent when, in a night very much devoted to crowd-pleasing, Erivo took some time to please her own innermost muse, trusting that the crowd that had paid four figures each to attend would go along for the detour.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Dec. 2025
Yet after the war, the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee’s efforts to help Jewish survivors and commemorate the Holocaust were not acceptable to the state, which minimized the singularity of Jewish wartime experiences.
—Wendy Z. Goldman, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
This solution also revealed that a limit should exist around the singularity called the Schwarzschild radius at which the escape velocity of this region of space would exceed the speed of light.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2025
But her singularity really became apparent when, in a night very much devoted to crowd-pleasing, Erivo took some time to please her own innermost muse, trusting that the crowd that had paid four figures each to attend would go along for the detour.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Dec. 2025
Yet after the war, the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee’s efforts to help Jewish survivors and commemorate the Holocaust were not acceptable to the state, which minimized the singularity of Jewish wartime experiences.
—Wendy Z. Goldman, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
This solution also revealed that a limit should exist around the singularity called the Schwarzschild radius at which the escape velocity of this region of space would exceed the speed of light.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularity
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The trick is to choose a nude shade that compliments your skin tone and apply a top coat so glossy and reflective your nails almost appear see-through.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the trick becomes doing it over and over again, in a way that preserves arm health.—
Tribune News Service,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Music therapy seeks to tap into that innate characteristic of humankind.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Both have dim, mysterious companions with unusual characteristics.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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And despite more than a century of academic debate, anthropologists cannot agree on a definitive explanation for why our species has evolved this trait.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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So did unassuming athleticism, a trait that most every teammate or coach notes about Stidham.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Kusher is perfectly cast in the role, mirroring the mannerisms and obsessions of our real-life trillionaires and billionaires.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Ramírez said that even his mannerisms, which had changed from years up north, quickly identified him as an outsider.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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But while his own work is marked by coincidences and unexpected bookends, some provided by the universe and some engineered by the filmmaker, at its core, it’s defined by an unswerving faith in the boundless eccentricities and fascinating fixations of other people.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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In astrology, Aquarius is often celebrated for its eccentricity and offbeat charm.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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Caillaux, by the way, is spelled C-A-I-L-L-A-U-X for those unfamiliar with the peculiarities of French pronunciation.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Described as independent, intellectually curious and socially conscious, these characteristics align closely with traits psychologists study under the umbrellas of openness to experience, individualism and humanitarian concern.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Besides potentially boosting her own bottom line, Means’s embrace of individualism in health is wholly unrealistic.—
Rina Raphael,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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The guide recommended giving her some fun idiosyncrasies.—
Amogh Dimri,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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In effect, Jarmusch is standing Tolstoy on his head and suggesting that unhappy families share common forms of misery, whereas the happy ones are happy precisely because of their differences—because of the idiosyncrasies that place them outside convention.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Singularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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