as in tricks
an odd or peculiar habit
quirky mannerisms such as toying with her hair and tapping her toes
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Recent Examples of mannerisms
His young nephew provided the entertainment, whacking a plastic ball around with a toy club on the lawn, replicating pro golf mannerisms a little too closely.
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Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The actor mastered Charles' verbal and physical mannerisms — and played the piano and lip-synced with a fervor few actors have ever mustered.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Same voice, same mannerisms, next.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The diversity of their speech patterns and physical mannerisms showed the breadth of the spectrum.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Claassen bears an uncanny resemblance to Head and has re-created her voice and mannerisms to perfection.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
At least those visual mannerisms and tropes are pretty much universal, baked into the DNA of TV casting-and-talent shows worldwide.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Bouteraa plays Lilia with restrained mannerisms, but an avalanche of emotion in her face.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
That process began by Pidgeon working closely with the movement coach Julia Crockett to get some of her mannerisms down.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The actor mastered Charles' verbal and physical mannerisms — and played the piano and lip-synced with a fervor few actors have ever mustered.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Same voice, same mannerisms, next.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The diversity of their speech patterns and physical mannerisms showed the breadth of the spectrum.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Claassen bears an uncanny resemblance to Head and has re-created her voice and mannerisms to perfection.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
At least those visual mannerisms and tropes are pretty much universal, baked into the DNA of TV casting-and-talent shows worldwide.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Bouteraa plays Lilia with restrained mannerisms, but an avalanche of emotion in her face.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
That process began by Pidgeon working closely with the movement coach Julia Crockett to get some of her mannerisms down.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannerisms
Noun
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Though the Bird Cage has been outfitted with modern lighting capable of new theme park tricks and projections, the rig is hidden among curtains designed to re-create the look of the original tent.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Raúl had taught us dribbling tricks and how to hit a header from a corner shot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kelso assured the readers that none of these traits is set in stone.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Beyond her quality on the ball, Reiten brings a winning mentality and work ethic — traits drilled into her from spending five years playing under Hayes.—
Karen Carney,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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People seem to presume certain characteristics about drivers of Mercedes, Audi, Cadillac and even Lincoln.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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Onboard processors then analyze the characteristics of the returning waves to determine the distance, position, and other information about the reflecting objects.—
Etiido Uko
March 14,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Your 2nd House of Production steadies as this emotional New Moon encourages you to set money intentions and reconnect with values that align with your spending habits.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Your 2nd House of Assets draws attention as the unconscious Moon conjoins information-gathering Mercury there, revealing habits that are shaping your financial journey.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Holtz in his later years became something of a caricature, like an actor who leans into the over-the-top quirks of his role.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Art, ranging from quaint and peculiar to minimalist and low-key, is everywhere, and the rooms are named after fictional characters whose quirks correspond to their decor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Polymarket is in the business of transforming the news cycle into a series of hedgable data points; real estate, with all its possible variables and idiosyncrasies, is a natural extension.—
Molly Osberg,
Curbed,
16 Mar. 2026
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The diminishing results amplified his idiosyncrasies.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With the exception of the central character played by Judy Greer, all the figures onscreen display the sort of eccentricities that are presumably meant to be either amusing or endearing but instead simply come across as odd.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Watch young John Early, Kate Berlant, and Cole Escola re-create a scene from the film in intricate detail and see camp interpretation at its finest — comedians using Showgirls’s eccentricities to unearth something delicious.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Once Ida is revived, Buckley is rife with tics and guttural asides, switching between rat-a-tat mobster slang and Shelley’s flowery English prose like some postmodern literary Gollum.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-2010s, Young Thug borrowed from Future’s melodic blueprint, only for Future to co-opt Thug’s avant-garde vocal tics to get even weirder in his own right.—
Serge Selenou,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Mannerisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannerisms. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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