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Recent Examples of uniqueness
Entering his third season at the helm, Counsell is seemingly more comfortable with the uniqueness of managing the Cubs, from the day games to the prying media to the quirkiness of the ballpark, which can favor hitters one day and pitchers the next.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The Solterra’s attractiveness is its uniqueness in the segment.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Personality is now a big part of what compels buyers to choose a home; agents increasingly hear buyers asking for character and uniqueness over recent design styles.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
That tension between genetic identity and individual uniqueness is what makes Anderson’s story so worth examining.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
For years, Erik Spoelstra and the Heat have been praised for the efficiency and uniqueness of their zone defense.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Consumers evaluated each product on several criteria, including product appeal, satisfaction, advocacy, purchase interest, uniqueness, relevance, and excitement.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
The gecko’s name reflects that uniqueness.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Beneath each image, a short caption describes the features of Loro Piana Royal Lightness, which has a dedicated label certifying its uniqueness.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The Solterra’s attractiveness is its uniqueness in the segment.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Personality is now a big part of what compels buyers to choose a home; agents increasingly hear buyers asking for character and uniqueness over recent design styles.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
That tension between genetic identity and individual uniqueness is what makes Anderson’s story so worth examining.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
For years, Erik Spoelstra and the Heat have been praised for the efficiency and uniqueness of their zone defense.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Consumers evaluated each product on several criteria, including product appeal, satisfaction, advocacy, purchase interest, uniqueness, relevance, and excitement.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
The gecko’s name reflects that uniqueness.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Beneath each image, a short caption describes the features of Loro Piana Royal Lightness, which has a dedicated label certifying its uniqueness.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uniqueness
Noun
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Optimal distinctiveness essentially says that people want to belong to a group and to still be unique in some way at the same time.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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This distinctiveness enables theatergoers to engage more fully with a narrative that is centered on living and indulging in the human experience rather than simply acting as passive observers.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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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
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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
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The unexpectedly weird shows, though, their individual peculiarities can be fascinating.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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The peculiarity of Ouédraogo’s seemingly straightforward and classical practice is to evoke distances, conjuring wide spaces between the images—which is to say, between the characters depicted in them—and to bring those spaces to life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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The sudden flood of oxytocin accompanying the onset of the drug produces feelings of emotional communion, oneness, and openness.—
Erica Rex,
STAT,
19 Feb. 2026
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What’s stripped out at its core—and this is the deepest core of the contemplative traditions—is a non-dual realization of wisdom, an experience of oneness.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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So the city’s idiosyncrasies have always appealed to me.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Polymarket is in the business of transforming the news cycle into a series of hedgable data points; real estate, with all its possible variables and idiosyncrasies, is a natural extension.—
Molly Osberg,
Curbed,
16 Mar. 2026
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Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Since becoming president of Taiwan, last May, Lai has asserted Taiwan’s separateness from the mainland and muted his predecessor’s efforts to reassure Beijing.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a sport that celebrates its individuality, McIlroy and longtime friend Shane Lowry became a dynamic duo in the event, winning back in 2024 before finishing tied for 12th in 2025.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Format aside, at the same time, a parallel obsession has pushed Egyptian Musk scent back into the spotlight (much to the chagrin of my best kept secret and individuality complex).—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
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This goes back to the idea of limitations becoming part of the film’s identity.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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His ability to write about love, loss and identity resonated with an enormous audience, making Hollywood, Ending one of the most anticipated fiction releases of the year.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Uniqueness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uniqueness. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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