as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
constantly playing with her hair is one of her more annoying tics
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Recent Examples of tic
These tics quickly became running jokes, which made class fun: flexing their powers of discernment proved to be a form of entertainment.
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Piers Gelly
july 28, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
Kennedy mentioned diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, seizure disorders, ADHD, speech delay, language delay, tics, Tourette syndrome, narcolepsy, peanut allergies and eczema.
—Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
If the user had even the slightest tremor or tic, the wheelchair could move unintentionally.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2022
It’s grown in stature for me, thanks to all of the tiny sonic tics and lyrical details that are revealed upon multiple listens.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Piers Gelly
july 28, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
Kennedy mentioned diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, seizure disorders, ADHD, speech delay, language delay, tics, Tourette syndrome, narcolepsy, peanut allergies and eczema.
—Patricia Callahan, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
If the user had even the slightest tremor or tic, the wheelchair could move unintentionally.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2022
It’s grown in stature for me, thanks to all of the tiny sonic tics and lyrical details that are revealed upon multiple listens.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tic
Noun
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The fast food giant announced the return of the classic Halloween item, which makes the perfect vessel for storing candy that is picked up while making the rounds of trick-or-treating.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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Basically, a kid goes out trick-or-treating on Halloween.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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More importantly, both people have to actually want to share the role, which is a trait that doesn’t always align with personalities drawn to being a CEO.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So yes, this is a very unique characteristic of choux.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Brian Stablein, then in his second season as an Indianapolis receiver, saw similar characteristics.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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In doing so, Piccioli subtly weaves in his own creative quirks, while winking (from behind dark glasses) at his predecessor — a way of not entirely unsettling the clientele won over during the previous decade.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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And this is because Creighton embraced all his quirks.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Twenty five years on from that sorry, damp squib of a farewell against Germany, the old Wembley, and all its maddening idiosyncrasies, is still very much missed.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Benicio Del Toro made a surprise cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live tonight, joining host Bad Bunny and frequent collaborator Marcello Hernandez in a sketch spoofing the idiosyncrasies of the Spanish language.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rhoden and her colleagues studied how the eccentricity could have changed to recreate what is seen at Mimas today.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Out beyond the orbit of Triton, which orbits Neptune in a little under 6 days, the other Neptunian moons have their orbital periods measured in years, and appear at a wide variety of angles and with large eccentricities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Phillies also exploited a habit that emerged with Ohtani’s return to the mound as a two-way player.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Tic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tic. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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