1
as in specificity
careful thoroughness of detail
with great particularity she described the qualities she's looking for in a boyfriend
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2
as in fact
a single piece of information
I can't comment without knowing the particularities of the case before the court
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3
as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
a novel that gets the particularities of life in academia exactly right
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Recent Examples of particularity
Though the script successfully condenses several eras of Harmon’s life and captures the quirks and particularities of his mother’s and grandmother’s personalities, the performances really give the material its extra emotional heft.
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Maya Phillips, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Longer term, a constitutional amendment seems appropriate — perhaps a supplement to Article II, Section 2, stipulating that a pardon, to be valid, must identify the crime with reasonable particularity.
—Robert A. Levy, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Longer term, a constitutional amendment seems appropriate — perhaps a supplement to Article II, Section 2, stipulating that a pardon, to be valid, must identify the crime with reasonable particularity.
—Robert A. Levy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The first Spidey film of the MCU era iterates off the problems and solutions of past films, adding back all the comedy that the Amazing films lost and refocusing Peter's adventures with outer-borough particularity.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Maya Phillips, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Longer term, a constitutional amendment seems appropriate — perhaps a supplement to Article II, Section 2, stipulating that a pardon, to be valid, must identify the crime with reasonable particularity.
—Robert A. Levy, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Longer term, a constitutional amendment seems appropriate — perhaps a supplement to Article II, Section 2, stipulating that a pardon, to be valid, must identify the crime with reasonable particularity.
—Robert A. Levy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The first Spidey film of the MCU era iterates off the problems and solutions of past films, adding back all the comedy that the Amazing films lost and refocusing Peter's adventures with outer-borough particularity.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularity
Noun
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Niche audiences respond best to authenticity and specificity.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Computer vision is better described as a form of information management and prediction, as configurations of data with which probabilistic applications have been made, based on human instructions of varying degrees of clarity or specificity.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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In fact, McGlamry says, it wasn’t referenced in any prior pleadings.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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In fact, an infusion of vividness into your ‘fits could come by way of a phone crossbody bag like this top choice from Rothy’s.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 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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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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Late in the day Friday, prosecutors called FBI agent Kelly Shanahan, one of the lead agents on the case who gave the greatest detail yet on how investigators got onto Maani in the first place.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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And the Chiefs have not been discussing their plans in any detail publicly.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is a sprawling document of balance changes, quality-of-life tweaks, and major new features.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Going for a cut that accentuates your best facial features and hair texture can be a foolproof way to walk out of the hair salon feeling happy.—
Julie Ricevuto,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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The scientists edited mouse genes related to their hair and fat metabolism — two qualities woolly mammoths needed to survive in their Arctic habitat.—
Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Barcelona boast a better quality of player, a home advantage and a cleaner bill of health than Dortmund, all of which are reflected in the odds to win.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
8 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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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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Counsell’s decision to hire Quintin Berry away from the Milwaukee Brewers may have taken those attributes to another level.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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An attribute that Buffett considers to be the hallmark of the highest achievers.—
Steve Taplin,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Particularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularity. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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