as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
a college professor with singularities of dress and speech that have long endeared him to his students
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Recent Examples of singularity
What could that accomplish, except to diminish her originality, her singularity?
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Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Feb. 2025
Hawking took mathematician and physicist Roger Penrose's proof that singularities do exist in general relativity and extended it to the universe as a whole — proving that, in our models of the evolution of the cosmos, the Big Bang really did begin with a singularity, a point of infinite density.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
But in the media-state singularity, there is not even the pretense of space between the two worlds.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
Though known for her monolithic singularity as a solo artist — and for striking power poses in the spotlight — Beyoncé put a version of herself on display during this show that felt especially generous, eager to share the moment.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Valerie Monroe, Allure, 21 Feb. 2025
Hawking took mathematician and physicist Roger Penrose's proof that singularities do exist in general relativity and extended it to the universe as a whole — proving that, in our models of the evolution of the cosmos, the Big Bang really did begin with a singularity, a point of infinite density.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 19 Mar. 2025
But in the media-state singularity, there is not even the pretense of space between the two worlds.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
Though known for her monolithic singularity as a solo artist — and for striking power poses in the spotlight — Beyoncé put a version of herself on display during this show that felt especially generous, eager to share the moment.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularity
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Special content, tips, and tricks: Free digital access to the vast recipe archives of Bon Appétit and Epicurious, plus an in-depth video filmed in the test kitchen of one recipe from each box.—
The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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But back to the task at hand: One trick to schooling yourself while keeping things fun is taking a tour — or a few of them.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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These are clones of individual grape varieties that have been bred to ensure certain characteristics, such as resistance to specific diseases.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Overall, the analyst is bullish on EPD stock and views it as a core master limited partnership holding, having both offensive and defensive characteristics.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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In an era of constant change, global complexity and ever-rising expectations, trust has become the defining trait of exceptional leadership.—
Alejandro Bravo,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Scientists create these animals by engineering DNA that matches important traits of the extinct animal into a modern animal's DNA sequence.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The actor skillfully plays nine different roles using props, tone, and mannerisms to differentiate the characters, with the compact setting making the action feel all the more intimate.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Xavier, a doppelgänger who shares some of the narrator’s physical features and appears to have copied mannerisms from her stage and screen performances, forces her to see what is rote, vague, or manipulative in gestures she’s repeated too many times in too many different contexts.—
Lidija Haas,
Harper's Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Lives Lived: John Peck, known as the Mad Peck, was a cultural omnivore whose work as an underground cartoonist, artist, critic and disc jockey had a dry humor and an ornate eccentricity.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In a stroke of luck, however, the two features have aligned to create a satisfying image that is helping scientists understand the eccentricities of star formation.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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Just one of the endless peculiarities that made up my dad.—
Chris Wallace,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement In her loneliness and, paradoxically, in her peculiarity, Mickey embodies a recognizable archetype: the righteous female cop protagonist of a prestige crime drama.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
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For leaders, this new wave of individualism presents both challenges and opportunities.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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To be sure, disjointed, weak, or ambivalent cultures may be as problematic as a cult, resulting in a pathological sense of chaos, unpredictability, and anarchic individualism where cooperation and team work become an impossibility.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Japan has some idiosyncrasies about its business culture that make faxing essential, such as the use of a personal seal or hanko, which is used in place of a personal signature, as well as the high value assigned to documents.—
Tamsin Gable,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The idiosyncrasies of English—its grammar, its concepts, its connection to Western culture—can jointly produce an arbitrary construction of reality.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Singularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularity. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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