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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 The conquest of Mars and the achievement of the singularity are, like the nationalism resurgent across the globe, daydreams that offer a taste of that old comfort. —
Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026 The audience gets to know Gugu so well and fall in love with his courage, singularity and determination to protect his grandmother and their oasis of a life together. —Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026 Going to the Super Bowl is about participating in monoculture while simultaneously asserting your singularity. —Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 The reigning champions have a singularity on their side. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for singularity
Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026 The audience gets to know Gugu so well and fall in love with his courage, singularity and determination to protect his grandmother and their oasis of a life together. —Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026 Going to the Super Bowl is about participating in monoculture while simultaneously asserting your singularity. —Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 The reigning champions have a singularity on their side. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for singularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularity
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Lemon was also the Trojans’ primary return man during his sophomore and junior seasons and was even used on a trick play against Oregon this season that resulted in a 24-yard touchdown pass to then-freshman Tanook Hines.— Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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The trio of Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm and Geekie can be trick-or-treat and Sturm was well aware of that when the series began.— Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Researchers evaluated and recorded the same 28 characteristics for each species based on preexisting data from universities and government agencies, Nunez-Mir said.— Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Although the gravity of a black hole is intense—that’s its defining characteristic—the force drops off rapidly with distance.— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
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Each has versatility and traits the Broncos like.— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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That’s a combination the Chiefs have recently avoided — pass-rush traits built more on speed that length or power.— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
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His demeanor, stories and mannerisms calling the game were like Scully.— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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The starting point for Castro’s character is donning the olive-green uniform, the cap, sporting the beard and developing the mannerisms Cubans know from his multi-hour speeches.— Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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The raid marked the end of the era in which Jackson’s eccentricity—his morphing appearance, his obsession with animals, and above all his love for children—seemed like something to chuckle about.— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The curators will swap things in and out as they get used to the eccentricities of the new building.— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Once a year, the editors of New York set out to make the day-to-day task of living in this city easier for our readers — both those who have been here since birth and those who are still discovering (and adjusting to) its peculiarities and price tags.— The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
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Reinsdorf noted the peculiarities of the prior hiring process, which took place in March 2020 in the early throes of the COVID-19 pandemic with a limited ability to hold meetings and communicate remotely.— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
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However, this year’s move to Texas gave the event a sense of an outsider’s rugged individualism.— Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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In contrast, post-liberals sharply distinguish the libertarian project (in all its forms) from genuine conservatism, arguing that the latter requires a commitment to social cohesion that is incompatible with unrestrained individualism.— Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
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First there was Lil Baby and Gunna, turning his melodies into a radio rap format by ditching the idiosyncrasies.— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
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Most of the videos are gentle teasing about the idiosyncrasies of working at a bar or retreads of other viral videos.— Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Singularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/singularity. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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