as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
constantly playing with her hair is one of her more annoying tics
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Recent Examples of tic
Older internet vernacular involved quoting memes or making references to nerd culture, but brain rot offers strange sentence constructions and rhetorical tics with a broad range of possible applications.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
In public, her tics are often met with stares and whispers — or at worst, hostile confrontations — from nearby strangers.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
DeHaan is, as has unfortunately been the case too often in his career, given a bunch of strange tics and asked to generate a character out of that.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Her personality has been cleansed of the too-obvious psychological tics (alcoholism, narcissism, delusion) used to explain her unseemly propositions.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
In public, her tics are often met with stares and whispers — or at worst, hostile confrontations — from nearby strangers.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
DeHaan is, as has unfortunately been the case too often in his career, given a bunch of strange tics and asked to generate a character out of that.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Her personality has been cleansed of the too-obvious psychological tics (alcoholism, narcissism, delusion) used to explain her unseemly propositions.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tic
Noun
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What Dangerous or Tricky People Might Do Ruda says kids should recognize common tricks that dangerous or tricky person might use to catch them off guard.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
31 Mar. 2025
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If not, there will be a new game released tomorrow with another chance to guess the categories, and Newsweek will be back with more tips and tricks to help you along!—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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They are also known for filing lawsuits against government authorities, a trait embodied by Rita Bixby, who filed unsuccessful lawsuits against state entities.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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However, each type of storage has its own unique traits.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To pick some specific characteristics, no two athletes are going to have identical muscle constructions, bone densities, leg lengths, centres of gravity, tendon strength, foot-size or foot arches.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Each impart different characteristics due to their distinct wood grain and chemical compositions.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Those mannerisms expand here alongside Othello’s increasing jealousy as Iago’s deception begins to take hold.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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The museum also highlights how Swinton was inspired by authoritarian leaders Benito Mussolini and Kim Il-sung to nail her mannerisms.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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She's hosted all sorts of guests, from cartoonists studying cow quirks to TikTok influencers.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the pup has certainly developed many quirks.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Or are the effects of aerosols specific to the idiosyncrasies of lightning generation?—
Chris Wright,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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They were determined not to repeat those early mistakes and, above all, to build a sporting structure that did not depend on the idiosyncrasies of the coach.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For all of Bournemouth’s eccentricity, there is no unique identity that jumps off the page.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, the large eccentricity means its orbit ranges from as far as 2 astronomical units (300 million km/186 million miles — i.e. twice the Earth–sun distance) from its star to as close as 0.75 AU (112 million km/69.7 million miles).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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As global media and consumption habits evolve, the NBA wishes to capitalize on opportunities to produce games in new and unique ways, the commissioner said.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The teen’s happy image, usually in a red polo shirt and carrying a backpack, is as popular in souvenir shops across town as Francis in his simple brown habit.—
Time,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Tic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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