as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
his only idiosyncrasy is his inveterate wearing of sneakers, even with business suits
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Recent Examples of idiosyncrasy
And Petrova and Trim, like many others, began to learn the sometimes cruel idiosyncrasies of the U.S. immigration system.
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 12 May 2025
But at home, my mom, creative and quirky in her own right, embraced my idiosyncrasies.
—Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Part of the pleasure of the cover-to-cover print experience is seeing a specific editorial perspective in all its obsessions and idiosyncrasies, and the Women’s Issue is rife with Brown’s.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
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These weren’t idiosyncrasies or outdated protocols.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 12 May 2025
But at home, my mom, creative and quirky in her own right, embraced my idiosyncrasies.
—Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Part of the pleasure of the cover-to-cover print experience is seeing a specific editorial perspective in all its obsessions and idiosyncrasies, and the Women’s Issue is rife with Brown’s.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
For iPhone: Coming Next Week, A New Era For The iPhone
These weren’t idiosyncrasies or outdated protocols.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for idiosyncrasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiosyncrasy
Noun
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The universe is playing tricks on you this week, Scorpio, especially in relation to career matters, your public persona or situations involving authority.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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Kawasaki has stayed true to its past with stand-up models such as the SX-R 160, and upcoming SX-X 160, which allow riders to do tricks or carve tight turns on these small, powerful craft.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
Noun
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For almost 10,000 years, people in the Arctic have kept dogs for hunting and sledding, breeding them for desirable traits.—
Rudy Molinek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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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 , Reem Amro,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Sometimes an offense takes on the characteristics of its most distinguishable member - only the Brewers have a lower team average exit speed than the Padres, and only a handful of clubs hit more line drives, as the club mimics the tendencies of Luis Arraez.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Felix Brill, chief investment officer at VP Bank, agrees that the SGD has many characteristics of a modern safe haven, including macroeconomic stability, strong institutions, a large current account surplus, and low political risk.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
Noun
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This refreshingly smooth and complex lager is enhanced with a crisp, coastal quirk.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
18 July 2025
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The evolutionary quirks unveiled by the new research offer insight into how a subset of ichthyosaurs lived and hunted– and could lead to a better understanding of existing fossils in the record.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
16 July 2025
Noun
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After embodying him for the screen and seeing his ways, seeing his mannerisms, seeing his objective within this fictional world, what does Gathegi feel that Mister Terrific needs to hear?—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Lynn's mannerisms really matched up wonderfully with Geena.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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There are some historical peculiarities that even patient scholarship cannot fully explain.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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The artist continues to interrogate the interplay between image and text in culture today –– illustrating the persistent dominance of advertising, as well as the peculiarities of newer phenomena, such as memes.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
Noun
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All of these things are seemingly accepted, but Jess’s eccentricity — her metallic blue dress and her earnestness — are, as the title would have it, too much.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
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Where Will Ace Bailey Land? Pre-draft eccentricities aside, Bailey is one of the most athletically gifted players in the draft, as his numbers show.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The United States has tried repeatedly to wean itself off immigrant employment, but cheap labor is a tough habit to kick.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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This formula/habit/trend does not typically occur across the pond, so shortening 'Edgware Road' to 'Edgware,' does pose an issue.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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