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Recent Examples of idiosyncratic
My background as an art historian pushed me to consider that there might be an understanding of a collective experience in that idiosyncratic gesture I’d made.
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Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Rooms look out onto the High Line (the former train track reimagined as a public green space) or the hotel’s own garden, and are treated with hardwood floors, idiosyncratic furniture sourced from the likes of Brimfield Antique Show, and reproduced 19th-century English wallpaper.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Placed sporadically throughout the galleries are screens displaying the idiosyncratic image of a single hand.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
David Lowery is an adventurous director, alternating studio material like Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man & the Gun and Peter Pan & Wendy with pleasingly idiosyncratic projects like the poetic mood piece about time and loss, A Ghost Story, or the imaginative chivalric fantasy, The Green Knight.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Some categories like beef and coffee have seen prices surge even more due to idiosyncratic issues that have reduced supply.
—Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
At its core, DTF is an apt, idiosyncratic portrait of the male-loneliness epidemic and the diabolical advent of dating technology in the 21st century.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
The hostages, who in the film version were hazily sketched but convincingly idiosyncratic, have been provided with backstories—shallow ones.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
His idiosyncratic performance in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster earned universal acclaim, even as his untimely death cast a pall over the film.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Rooms look out onto the High Line (the former train track reimagined as a public green space) or the hotel’s own garden, and are treated with hardwood floors, idiosyncratic furniture sourced from the likes of Brimfield Antique Show, and reproduced 19th-century English wallpaper.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Placed sporadically throughout the galleries are screens displaying the idiosyncratic image of a single hand.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
David Lowery is an adventurous director, alternating studio material like Pete’s Dragon, The Old Man & the Gun and Peter Pan & Wendy with pleasingly idiosyncratic projects like the poetic mood piece about time and loss, A Ghost Story, or the imaginative chivalric fantasy, The Green Knight.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Some categories like beef and coffee have seen prices surge even more due to idiosyncratic issues that have reduced supply.
—Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
At its core, DTF is an apt, idiosyncratic portrait of the male-loneliness epidemic and the diabolical advent of dating technology in the 21st century.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
The hostages, who in the film version were hazily sketched but convincingly idiosyncratic, have been provided with backstories—shallow ones.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
His idiosyncratic performance in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster earned universal acclaim, even as his untimely death cast a pall over the film.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiosyncratic
Adjective
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What Makes Steller Sea Lions Different Beyond their size, Steller sea lions have distinctive habits and capabilities.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Images of her outside the hotel were splashed across tabloids, with The Carlyle’s distinctive gold revolving door in the background.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Scientific studies identified safrole, the chemical compound responsible for its characteristic scent, as toxic to the liver and carcinogenic in laboratory animals.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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Video of the pair's initial greeting at the White House on Monday is circulating online, showing the president firmly grasping hands with the monarch, and giving a few characteristic tugs.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are also passports from Lithuania, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Russia, with most identifying information blacked out.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Another intriguing possibility is to wait until the wireless world’s progress to ever-shorter wavelengths finally hits the millimeter band, which is small enough to resolve most identifying details.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
16 Jan. 2020
Adjective
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The focal point of Monday's case is the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches of people, their homes, papers, and effects, unless police obtain a warrant issued by a neutral magistrate, and aimed at obtaining specific evidence of a crime.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Supima now uses isotopic profiling, which is a method that analyzes the naturally occurring trace elements in a fiber to verify its specific point of origin.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Guests sail aboard intimate expedition ships while historians and specialists lead lectures and discussions focused on regional history, maritime heritage and cultural context.—
Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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If flexibility is key, Mother’s Day also includes The Salon at Ômo, the restaurant’s intimate living-room–style lounge.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Today, in the 2050s, quantum networks send information that protects our banks, power grids and personal identities.—
David Awschalom,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Beyond credit reports, certain services monitor other personal data that may be exposed in breaches or sold online.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fifty years in one organization is really special.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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His elite pass protection and calm feet mean he can be trusted immediately to keep the quarterback clean on passing downs, while also providing a high-effort presence on special teams.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Idiosyncratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiosyncratic. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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