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Recent Examples of particularity Every family possesses its own particularity, originality and essence. Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for particularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularity
Noun
  • Youssef likes to start broad with his humor and then add layers of specificity.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 2 June 2025
  • So that lack of clarity and specificity is all the more reason why there's no deal and no meeting of the minds.
    Carrie Johnson, NPR, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • There has been a change, but it has been driven by facts rather than ideology.
    James T. Kloppenberg, Time, 28 May 2025
  • Gearing up business even more is the fact that 45% of K-12 schools are out for good this summer starting Friday.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Besides searching for the likes of methane and ammonia, the characteristics of the planet's atmosphere discernible to JWST could point to which formation model – core accretion or disk instability – is the correct one, or even whether a brand new formation model is needed.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2025
  • Key characteristics of individuals with big egos in the workplace include: Domineering behavior.
    AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The same document also faults the application for failing to provide more details on how the company will prevent its satellite from disrupting astronomy, even though AST recently reached a deal with the US National Science Foundation.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 June 2025
  • Those details came out as the regulator filed charges against or settled with eight former Wells Fargo executives.
    Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The stylish design comes in four color options to fit nearly any space, while the 360-degree swivel feature allows for quiet, seamless movement.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • In his feature debut Manoël Dupont follows the two men with a sense of empathetic detachment and an appreciation for fine detail and humorous dialogue.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • The early returns have been promising, Canning providing quality depth and consistency to a rotation that leads the major leagues with a 2.87 ERA.
    Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
  • Other air quality alerts are in place in Nebraska, the Great Lakes and parts of the Northeast.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Schenn, however, is an assertive physical presence and a top notch leader in the locker room, traits that the Canucks might understandably prioritize after what happened last season.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Really, all Morgan Plus 8s are much the same, and promise a perfectly delightful driving experience, offering the most traditional British roadster traits in a car that can easily keep up in modern traffic.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • If, through some freaky genetic engineering, a scientist could combine the physical attributes of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, what might be the result?
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • What's more, fragrance fanatics are more than three times as likely to purchase one linked to emotional attributes and/or memories as described in TikTok videos.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 28 May 2025

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“Particularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularity. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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