as in trick
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
Such a theory would reveal exactly what happens near singularities as space-time grows too threadbare to steer particles in the usual way.
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Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
It is widely believed that black holes without an event horizon, called naked singularities, cannot exist.
—Steve Nadis, WIRED, 15 Sep. 2024
By Franklin Foer In Elon Musk’s vision of human history, Donald Trump is the singularity.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
Perhaps the risk of AI and singularity is not inherent to the technology but relates to our confusion concerning its realism, mistaking it for living beings.
—Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
It is widely believed that black holes without an event horizon, called naked singularities, cannot exist.
—Steve Nadis, WIRED, 15 Sep. 2024
By Franklin Foer In Elon Musk’s vision of human history, Donald Trump is the singularity.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
Perhaps the risk of AI and singularity is not inherent to the technology but relates to our confusion concerning its realism, mistaking it for living beings.
—Fatemeh Fannizadeh, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for singularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularity
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But note the fun trick of resizing or even rotating the cloned objects: People Beautifier PhotoDirector's People Beautifier tool has four subsets: Face Tools, Face Deblur, Body Shaper, and Skin Smoother.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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For example, have the dog chase a ball or do a trick and reward the behaviors.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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This solid foundation enables the Bilstein DTX shock absorbers to do their work, with fast reaction times that let the various drive mode settings deliver distinctly different ride and handling characteristics.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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These are split into four groups of four based on common characteristics and placed into categories.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Employees who are accustomed to managing multiple responsibilities may demonstrate greater adaptability and resilience, which are valuable traits in a rapidly changing business environment. Competitive Edge in Hiring.William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many types of true lilies are classified based on specific traits, such as bloom shape and growth.Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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Stewart did admit that Reynolds knows how to adopt funny mannerisms in his work, though.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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In the years since, the site has taken on the mannerisms of establishment food media, in which editorial content is pushed to the fore.Ruby Tandoh, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
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Medium aside, one thing remains consistent: Campbell’s eccentricities are palpable but never alienating.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024
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Alonge captured the eccentricity of Nigeria’s earliest social and political class in the 1970s.Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
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The peculiarity of this photographic work lies in its modern view, through the people who have kept their clothes as heirlooms and pass them on to the next generation while using them on customary and festive occasions spontaneously, updating the mechanisms of tradition as a process.PhotoVogue, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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Such peculiarity encourages reconsideration of this otherwise unexceptional comedy.Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
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Xi’s rhetoric should not be misinterpreted as endorsing an ideology of rugged individualism in China.Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
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The combination of cultural individualism, industrialization, and technological advance created a cultural moment in which audiences were open to and actively explored the idea of unseen forces (hey, if telegraph and photography worked, why not mesmerism, spiritualism, or palm-reading?).The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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Chan's lighthearted commentary on the idiosyncrasies from their older counterparts provides a humorous lens through which .Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Director Morii, according to the festival’s notes, spent a month traveling along the route himself, and that familiarity with the area’s idiosyncrasies and winding paths comes across loud and clear.Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Singularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singularity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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