as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks
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Recent Examples of quirk
In a quirk of timing, a meeting involving the federation, refereeing authorities, La Liga and all Primera and Segunda Division clubs had been called for Thursday to discuss issues including the potential reform of refereeing in Spain.
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
The personal touch, the quirks, and the sense of community Ted fostered are more challenging to find now, but Jacobs’ book encourages readers to remember the value of those simpler times.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Argentine hotelier Alan Faena designed the property in collaboration with Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin, so be prepared for some over-the-top quirks.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
Jackson Hewitt has some navigation quirks that can cost you time and create frustration.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
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Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
The personal touch, the quirks, and the sense of community Ted fostered are more challenging to find now, but Jacobs’ book encourages readers to remember the value of those simpler times.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Argentine hotelier Alan Faena designed the property in collaboration with Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin, so be prepared for some over-the-top quirks.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
Jackson Hewitt has some navigation quirks that can cost you time and create frustration.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirk
Noun
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And our favorite trick is shopping the Better Homes & Gardens Juliet bedroom furniture line at Walmart.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Feb. 2025
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She is set to share personal tips and tricks for cooking, gardening and more.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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According to Lalich, there’s one consistent trait among those who join cults, online or otherwise: idealism.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Not that the other traits can’t be there as well, but the size, and using that size, must be a constant.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While the speech shares many characteristics with a State of the Union address, this presentation is slightly different in nature.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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Yale researchers want to speak with Central Floridians affected by 1,4-dioxane The Florida Geological Survey also uncovered an insidious characteristic of this chemical combination: 1,1-DCE inhibits the natural degradation of 1,4-dioxane, allowing its spread.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What appears to be tripping people up is that Culkin’s voice and mannerisms remain unchanged from role to role.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
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Most people get to see their own features and mannerisms reflected in the parents who raised them.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) Embracing your idiosyncrasies?—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
8 Feb. 2025
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Regional frivolities One of the best parts of League Pass browsing is catching the various idiosyncrasies of different local streams.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Underlying that peculiarity was the extensive use of the simple, robust, and reliable Geneva drive, originally developed centuries ago for clocks, but now adapted for linear and rotary motions that had to be smooth and precisely locked in at the end points.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Nov. 2024
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This Texas peculiarity is especially confounding to Democratic legislators in Sacramento and Springfield, who would never dream of allowing Republicans to do likewise in California and Illinois, states where Democrats have legislative supermajorities like the GOP does in Texas.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Through flood, earthquake, and subsidence, the Goose was coddled like a pedigree bird at a cost of US$1 million a year until Hughes died in 1976 after years of decline into Las Vegas penthouse seclusion and bizarre eccentricity.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
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The Parker's dedication to eccentricity runs deep, even down to the bathroom amenities.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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The oddity about this one, however, was that 2 minutes, 50 seconds remained.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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The break for the All-Star festivities is a natural stopping point for taking a closer look under the hood at some of the oddities that have occurred this season.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Quirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirk. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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