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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
The oddity about this one, however, was that 2 minutes, 50 seconds remained.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
According to the researchers, both of these oddities could be explained, however, if the Milky Way once had a second, intermediate-sized, black hole at its heart—one that has long since been subsumed into Sgr A*.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Known for being one of the largest outdoor markets in Texas, with 490 booths spread across 20 acres, this event is a trove of antiques, locally made products, and all manner of funky oddities.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The work’s mannerist formality is subverted by a haunting presence and an oddity that edges into the surreal.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
According to the researchers, both of these oddities could be explained, however, if the Milky Way once had a second, intermediate-sized, black hole at its heart—one that has long since been subsumed into Sgr A*.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Known for being one of the largest outdoor markets in Texas, with 490 booths spread across 20 acres, this event is a trove of antiques, locally made products, and all manner of funky oddities.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The work’s mannerist formality is subverted by a haunting presence and an oddity that edges into the surreal.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddity
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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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Other styling tricks included whimsical touches on simplified outfits such as oversized scarves, bag charms, layered belts, fur accessories and extravagant strands of pearls.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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Even Nuno Espirito Santo did not muster as concentrated a run of Premier League victories as his countryman, who has managed it thanks to another Wolves rarity, with the club naming an unchanged starting line-up for five successive games for the first time in more than five years.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Jeffers sits Christian Vázquez drew his second straight start on Saturday, a rarity for a Twins catcher, because Ryan Jeffers is dealing with a minor thumb injury.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2025
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Ongoing debate The Sierra Nevada has been a topic of debate for decades in the geology community due to an anomaly found within the mantle located underneath the Great Valley.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Uncomfortable spots don’t seem to exist for Denver’s anomaly of a center, though.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2025
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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,
21 Mar. 2025
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Attracting talent for greater innovation hazards acquiring a few eccentrics whose gifts come wrapped in controversial packaging.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Who lives and who dies depends on a slew of variable factors: Where they are tried, how skillful their attorneys are, the whims of prosecutors, quirks in the law, the dispositions of judges and jurors, and what victims want.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Here’s a quirk of the European game: Arsenal versus Real Madrid has almost no history behind it.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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China was a huge exception, with the president raising tariffs on its products to 145%.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Of course, days like Wednesday have to be the exception.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Reports from Italy suggest Motta’s lack of empathy, his coldness in character, also played a part in his dismissal.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The series’s expansion of the portrait of the prince’s other children is at first welcome, but this determination to better round out secondary characters soon becomes an enormous problem.—
Anthony Paletta,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Experts debated the connection, but by 2001 paleontologists uncovered early whale ankle bones that possessed traits only seen among artiodactyls.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 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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“Oddity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddity. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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