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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
Expand The winter weather of 2023-24 has been an oddity in every sense of the word.
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
There is no indication about what resulted in the oddities in the poster, or if any jobs were replaced as a result of the posters, as some online presumed.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2025
Not a dealbreaker, but another oddity in the contract construction of this roster, which leans away from team-friendly deals even on the least expensive contracts.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Another oddity is that there is a speed demon of a galaxy that is barreling through another cluster of galaxies at 3.2 million km/h (2 million mph).
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
There is no indication about what resulted in the oddities in the poster, or if any jobs were replaced as a result of the posters, as some online presumed.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2025
Not a dealbreaker, but another oddity in the contract construction of this roster, which leans away from team-friendly deals even on the least expensive contracts.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Another oddity is that there is a speed demon of a galaxy that is barreling through another cluster of galaxies at 3.2 million km/h (2 million mph).
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oddity
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This chip also drives many of the phone's artificial intelligence features, and allows the Pixel 9a to take advantage of all the same AI camera tricks introduced on the Pixel 9 smartphones in 2024.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
19 Mar. 2025
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Adopting a 12-step routine full of fancy tricks and hacks simply isn’t necessary.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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Season 2 was a vast improvement, however, which is a rarity in TV.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The world’s biggest clubs breaking their revenue records is hardly a rarity, but the extent of the improvement in their case was remarkable: turnover hit £616.6million in 2023-24, an annual increase of £150m, nearly a third.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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That data is then processed by algorithms that can analyze dialogue patterns, detect anomalies and systemically identify underlying drivers of communication trends.—
Todd Fisher,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Each system gives Amazon the ability to monitor its facilities for anomalies in energy and water usage by using comparative data points.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2025
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Rachel does a great job conveying such collective endeavors and group dreaming, the whole circumference of people who support bands: friends of friends, drop-of-a-hat designers, stopgap agents, stall owners, dealers, grandparents with record collections, eccentrics without portfolios.—
Ian Penman,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Would love to know what these career eccentrics make of the pomp and pageantry of the Grammys.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 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
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The California Department of Human Resources recently released statewide guidance on exceptions to the return-to-work order.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
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Today, economic uncertainty is a constant, not an exception.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Tartaglia voices multiple characters in the series.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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That’s not to mention the sheer psychological toll that slipping through the timestream or reliving events can have on a character’s psyche.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Some might consider critical thinking a trait or capacity that teachers can encourage, like creativity or grit.—
Lightning Jay,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Their goal is to build a comprehensive database that answers many questions about the behavioral and genetic traits of our friendly felines.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Oddity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oddity. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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