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
In a way, this book of science also becomes a work of fiction because it’s shot through with the idiosyncrasies of the person writing it.
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Amy Brady, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2024
Trench is born out of the tumult of those years, and throughout the record’s double-disc journey, Nuna comes out on the other side with a greater understanding of how to streamline her idiosyncrasies into a concise project.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
There are idiosyncrasies to his jump that no coach would teach.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Machi was pleased that San José was the mind behind Sara’s psyche, his attention to her idiosyncrasies served to create a synergy between the male writing team and female director and show leads.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
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Amy Brady, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2024
Trench is born out of the tumult of those years, and throughout the record’s double-disc journey, Nuna comes out on the other side with a greater understanding of how to streamline her idiosyncrasies into a concise project.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
There are idiosyncrasies to his jump that no coach would teach.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Machi was pleased that San José was the mind behind Sara’s psyche, his attention to her idiosyncrasies served to create a synergy between the male writing team and female director and show leads.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiosyncrasy
Noun
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There are all of these very special tricks, flourishes, and touches, which are unique to them.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Shopping Conspiracy, which is about tricks that companies use to keep us buying stuff all the time.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
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These traits make for an adventurous and outgoing kiddo.Holly Garcia, Parents, 22 Nov. 2024
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This is different than the traditional DEI training in part because many of these traits are invisible, undisclosed and possibly undiagnosed. 4.Shaun Arora, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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But experts say there are certain characteristics that kids’ favorite toys share.Anna North, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
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But Americans have long had an outsize risk tolerance, a characteristic that is integral to both the dynamism of the country’s economy and the vibrance of its society.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Donohue and Borges star as their friends Lindsay and Edgar, who come with their own set of eccentric quirks.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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This dual jurisdiction is due to a historical quirk.Alden Abbott, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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He’s studied his voice, learned to emulate his mannerisms, and trained vocally to sing his songs.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
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Stewart did admit that Reynolds knows how to adopt funny mannerisms in his work, though.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Wilson Webb/Weinstein Company/Everett Collection Blame it on the peculiarities of awards season that Blanchett was considered the lead in this exquisite romantic drama while Rooney Mara, who’s actually the main character, was slotted as the supporting role.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes explorations of the unknown cross not into a strange land but into the peculiarities of the human mind.The Week US, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
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To explain these eccentricities, astronomers have proposed the existence of a ninth large planet, with a mass of Mars or bigger, lurking in the dark out there.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
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Modern movie stars have lost those vocal eccentricities that used to be more common on the big screen in favor of a broadcast-news-style ubiquity.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 July 2024
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The study explored traits of founders with high resilience scores, uncovering habits that bolster both their performance andtheir mental health.Philip Salter, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Researchers tracked the habits of a group of wolves over one bloom season, and noted that individual wolves visited as many as 30 blooms at a time.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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