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an odd or peculiar habit
one of the woman's eccentricities was her lifelong habit of reading while soaking in the bathtub for hours
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Recent Examples of eccentricities
It was leased for him by his mother, one of the many eccentricities friends and former business associates described about the otherwise phantom-like man who was always on the cusp of a blockbuster that never quite materialized.
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Additionally, unlike the innermost 21 moons and moonlets of Saturn, the next three, Titan, Hyperion, and Iapetus, all have larger eccentricities to their orbits, and no one is certain as to why.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
Even the film’s eccentricities that do feel out of a Pynchon novel — notably Lockjaw’s desire to join a secret society of white supremacists called the Christmas Adventurers Club — read as plausible in the current political climate.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
But in Franz, Kafka is pretty resolute in his identity and his eccentricities, notably in his insistence on writing all his now-famous literary works by hand.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The glitch smoothed out the eccentricities of texture in the image and cast a dusky halo around every shape.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
In This is Spinal Tap fashion, DiBergi captures the band’s eccentricities and penchant for attracting bad luck at every turn.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
One of those eccentricities was James’s obsessive fixation on witches.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
What works best are the moments of humor, particularly those that seem to wink at Dafoe’s own eccentricities.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eccentricities
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There is no one organizational system that fits every family and lifestyle, but there are some tips and tricks that help.—
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So what are their go-to tricks for creating a space worth hibernating in?—
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What traits, decisions, or misfortunes exceed a person’s jurisdiction?—
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The new 2026 version refines those traits but adds a number of performance-enhancing design features.—
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As such, its defining characteristics are mostly tactile rather than visual.—
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But there are other factors that needled their way into the evolutionary development of dormancy characteristics.—
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The medical ordeals are traumatic and disgusting, but fascinating and full of the quirks of modern life.—
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Though some of its '90s quirks may now feel a little passé, the WB fantasy show still stands as a feminist touchstone, breaking away from the 1992 film's damsel-in-distress trope to deliver a complex, empowered hero.—
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The technology will only get more polished, the mannerisms more finely calibrated, the over-all effect more persuasive.—
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Not just losing the height, but the mannerisms.—
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One of the most polarizing of the dressing idiosyncrasies is texture.—
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People joke about their quirks and idiosyncrasies.—
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Caillaux, by the way, is spelled C-A-I-L-L-A-U-X for those unfamiliar with the peculiarities of French pronunciation.—
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One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.—
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Kight said some simple habits can help prevent kitchen fires from starting in the first place.—
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Many of my clients still need to plan meals, track intake, work with a dietitian, build habits, and stay active to reach their goals.—
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“Eccentricities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eccentricities. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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