as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
constantly playing with her hair is one of her more annoying tics
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Recent Examples of tic
Additionally, his son, then 5, exhibited motor and verbal tics, and was diagnosed with asthma, after living in the apartment.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
For leaders aiming to inspire trust and clarity, neuroscience offers practical insights into why these verbal tics matter and how to reduce them.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Older internet vernacular involved quoting memes or making references to nerd culture, but brain rot offers strange sentence constructions and rhetorical tics with a broad range of possible applications.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
In public, her tics are often met with stares and whispers — or at worst, hostile confrontations — from nearby strangers.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
For leaders aiming to inspire trust and clarity, neuroscience offers practical insights into why these verbal tics matter and how to reduce them.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Older internet vernacular involved quoting memes or making references to nerd culture, but brain rot offers strange sentence constructions and rhetorical tics with a broad range of possible applications.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
In public, her tics are often met with stares and whispers — or at worst, hostile confrontations — from nearby strangers.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tic
Noun
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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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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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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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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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Dunn told the Observer Chartwell Property Group had Plaza Midwood’s unique characteristics in mind when purchasing the property and wants to maintain those quirks.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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Some quirks are here to stay Team clubhouses and batting cages for both teams are beyond the outfield wall.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 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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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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Adopt or maintain healthy habits: Stress and illness can trigger allergic asthma.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Through adapting to changing work cultures and embracing healthier work habits, professionals can create a more fulfilling and sustainable balance between work and life.—
Raquel Gomes,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Tic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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