as in tricks
an odd or peculiar habit
quirky mannerisms such as toying with her hair and tapping her toes
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Recent Examples of mannerisms
The museum also highlights how Swinton was inspired by authoritarian leaders Benito Mussolini and Kim Il-sung to nail her mannerisms.
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Matt Minton, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
But there’s something about that sort of adolescent age between 12 and 14, where people’s mannerisms change, and people’s bodies change, and people’s voices change, and all of those things.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Top actors preparing for challenging roles often immerse themselves in the character by adopting new accents, attitudes, and mannerisms that feel forced at first.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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
Not the mannerisms and their dress code.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Friedrich’s mannerisms percolated into pop culture.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 25 Feb. 2025
His unique mannerisms have at times come into conflict with Hollywood’s current ethos, which in the wake of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements and the COVID pandemic has become far more rigid, uniform and policed.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Emery spoke on Tuesday, performative in his mannerisms, and assessed his team’s progress in each competition.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Matt Minton, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
But there’s something about that sort of adolescent age between 12 and 14, where people’s mannerisms change, and people’s bodies change, and people’s voices change, and all of those things.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Top actors preparing for challenging roles often immerse themselves in the character by adopting new accents, attitudes, and mannerisms that feel forced at first.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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
Not the mannerisms and their dress code.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Friedrich’s mannerisms percolated into pop culture.
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 25 Feb. 2025
His unique mannerisms have at times come into conflict with Hollywood’s current ethos, which in the wake of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements and the COVID pandemic has become far more rigid, uniform and policed.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Emery spoke on Tuesday, performative in his mannerisms, and assessed his team’s progress in each competition.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Mannerisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannerisms. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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