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as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
his one oddity is collecting used pencil leads
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as in rarity
something strange or unusual that is an object of interest
years ago circus sideshows used to display people with unusual physical features as oddities
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as in anomaly
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected
she is an oddity in that, unlike her sisters, she avoids social media
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
an oddity with a penchant for weaving cat fur
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Recent Examples of oddity
That’s Crazy is worth a spin to peruse oddities, knickknacks, and The Walking Dead production clothing and props.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
For many New Jersey residents like the Dunbars, the drones feel more like an oddity, and a nuisance, than a threat.
—Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Clothing, antiques, food, vinyl, jewelry, arts and crafts, oddities and more.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2024
Whenever a cup draw pits two teams together immediately before or after a regular season fixture, it’s remarked upon as an oddity, a unique variable for which both teams must account.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
For many New Jersey residents like the Dunbars, the drones feel more like an oddity, and a nuisance, than a threat.
—Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Clothing, antiques, food, vinyl, jewelry, arts and crafts, oddities and more.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2024
Whenever a cup draw pits two teams together immediately before or after a regular season fixture, it’s remarked upon as an oddity, a unique variable for which both teams must account.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddity
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When working with one or a few rats, snacks like nuts, seeds, and fruit often do the trick.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Magness recommended a trick backed by psychology: Use second- and third-person pronouns when talking to yourself, instead of first-person pronouns.Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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As the show regularly notes, and the finale goes out of its way to underline, Vera joined the force when women were still a rarity.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Both Krug and Eden Rock are bold, nonconformist brands that value craftsmanship, rarity, and sustainability.Jillian Dara, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with ABC News earlier on Monday, Southern California Edison's parent company CEO Pedro Pizarro said employees monitoring the lines remotely at the time saw no indications of any electrical anomalies that would typically cause sparking.Liz Baker, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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That is the real anomaly here, with the winds being sort of a second-order anomaly.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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My dedication, to help the waifs and strays and eccentrics of the music world together, continues to this day.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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Robert Redford delivers folksy wisdom as a local eccentric who once had his own dragon encounter, and even Karl Urban’s greedy logger is more of a nuisance than an outright villain.Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Preparing for this year’s Orange Bowl One quirk of this year’s Orange Bowl matchup: The committee didn’t know exactly who would be playing in the game until Thursday night.Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ultimately though, the pros say learning TGL’s quirks is not unlike preparing for any new course on the calendar.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Cohen is obviously fully on board with Stearns’ philosophy of limiting free agent deals to three years or fewer (the Soto contract of course being the notable exception).Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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As part of the agreement, GM will obtain affirmative customer consent to collect, use, or disclose certain types of connected vehicle data (with exceptions for certain purposes).Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
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Related Stories Movies 'Any Given Sunday': THR's 1999 Review For first-time viewers, the carnival of characters which gives the series its richness for addicts such as this viewer, may seem initially confusing.Gail Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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The peewee population interacted with each other in various settings and included bocce bowlers, bare-bottomed peasants, baguette bakers, blind men, the mustachioed mayor, female fishmongers, dunce hat-wearing schoolboys, snail saleswomen, and gobs more characters.gqlshare, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
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This month’s trait, kindness, will be celebrated in a Kindness Week at the end of January.Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Aside from this unusual trait, Yellow Red Heart promises to delight with vibrant yellow blossoms with a red throat that start early and continue through to a heavy frost.Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Oddity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddity. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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