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Recent Examples of specialness
That does bring to mind the specialness of painting itself as a discipline.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The hair that would otherwise sprout from his postpubescent body has been replaced by the residues of fire—that Promethean symbol of dawning human specialness.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The compliments resulted in a temporary spike in feelings of uniqueness and specialness, demonstrating how praise can inflate ego in the short term – even outside clinical narcissism.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
And in the flood, the specialness disappears.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
The hair that would otherwise sprout from his postpubescent body has been replaced by the residues of fire—that Promethean symbol of dawning human specialness.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
The compliments resulted in a temporary spike in feelings of uniqueness and specialness, demonstrating how praise can inflate ego in the short term – even outside clinical narcissism.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
And in the flood, the specialness disappears.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specialness
Noun
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Scorpios are determined for greatness and will do anything to achieve that status — even things that are unscrupulous and vengeful.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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True greatness will get most NFL players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Folks who show up with Mundell are treated to an even more in-depth backstory on the River Clyde and its supporting role in the enduring exceptionality of Auchentoshan.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Given the excellence of the Dodgers’ rotation, the Brewers may feel pressure to create, well, pressure.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hosted by award-winning actor, writer, and producer Aasif Mandvi, the milestone event is said to host a variety of leading filmmakers, industry professionals, and special guests for an evening celebrating excellence in documentary filmmaking.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The United States maintains overwhelming technological superiority but with increasingly unpredictable commitments.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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By dispelling the myth of SPS superiority, this study opens the door to more flexible and cost-effective production strategies, accelerating the path toward safer, high-performance solid-state batteries, according to the study.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At a time when Germany still had a monarchy, the grandness of the Reichstag’s design was intended to rival any structure the monarchy would build for itself.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Raising awareness about the importance of mammograms and prepping patients for discomfort may help.—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
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Research on interpersonal warmth—which, alongside competence, accounts for roughly 82% of how people evaluate others—supports the importance of explicit positive communication.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Prioritizing perfection, or at least the absence of mistakes, has impacted military leadership culture in many ways.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The sessions, recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in just three days, were less about perfection than presence.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025
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The weekly climb to high school cross country supremacy continues Friday and Saturday with the Orange County Championships.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Still, their progress, made easier by supremacy in the air, appeared inexorable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Specialness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specialness. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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