1
as in specificity
careful thoroughness of detail
with great particularity she described the qualities she's looking for in a boyfriend
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2
as in fact
a single piece of information
I can't comment without knowing the particularities of the case before the court
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3
as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
a novel that gets the particularities of life in academia exactly right
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Recent Examples of particularity
Every family possesses its own particularity, originality and essence.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for particularity
Noun
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Youssef likes to start broad with his humor and then add layers of specificity.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
2 June 2025
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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
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Still, the fact of remembering can sometimes feel more important to Dyer than how events translate.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The fact that gender-equity claims could be brought against schools that unequally distribute revenue among men and women who play sports does not necessarily mean those cases would succeed.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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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
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Key characteristics of individuals with big egos in the workplace include: Domineering behavior.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Almost everything was different, aside from Ane Crabtree’s costumes — the colors, that fit, the attention to detail that Ane put into the costumes is a masterpiece in costuming and will go down for years and years.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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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
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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
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Low-cost subscriptions can offer robust features like centralized management dashboards, advanced reporting and dedicated support.—
Harry Kazakian,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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The study found that, once again, this trait strongly predicted breadcrumbing, and was also associated with ghosting behaviors.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Compared with the other dragons in the original, which character designer Nico Marlet imagined with comically lopsided proportions — bulgy eyes, oversize heads, ungainly fangs — Toothless was an elegant mix of feline and canine traits, mapped onto a sleek black reptilian body.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Maybe being great at 10 out of 10 things makes a team member an A-plus, but if someone just has 7 out of 10, then focus on enhancing those key attributes even more.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Blue has all the attributes needed to be a great rescue dog to the right home and family.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Particularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/particularity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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