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as in tricks
an odd or peculiar habit
for all of her quiddities, she is a very wise and generous lady
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as in essences
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
Rembrandt's genius was his unparalleled ability to render a person's quiddity in a single portrait
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Noun
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One of my nerdiest hip-hop fan instincts is trying to catch the subtle ways production tricks and flows migrate from one city to the next, like an invasive species.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026 -
One of his greatest joys was performing magic tricks alongside his granddaughter.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Noun
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In this process, neuroscientists assess the emotional benefits of natural essences using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Like almost all modern iterations of music, the genre of Catalan rumba has evolved alongside streaming-era influences and the younger generations of musicians who have taken up its sonic essences and distilled them through their own lenses.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Laboratory evaluations indicate specific performance characteristics under varied operational environments.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Louise Cottar believes this cultural connection is one of the defining characteristics of the camp.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Last year, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department linked the deaths of six county residents to the use of 7-OH mixed with other substances.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Berry said the body recognizes those substances as foreign and creates antibodies that attach to fentanyl molecules, potentially preventing users from experiencing a euphoric high and reducing the risk of a fatal overdose.—
Gino Vicci,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Humanoid robots such as Pepper are designed to look and behave in ways that resemble humans, featuring recognizable traits such as heads, eyes, hands, facial expressions, and conversational abilities.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Both humility and learning are powerful leadership traits.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The fact is often interpreted as women wanting less risk than men because of women’s natures.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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These observations suggest that small, mysterious moons with surprisingly different natures are the source of the particles that make up the two outermost rings, and that there are probably even more undiscovered moons to add to the 29 already known around Uranus.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
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His behavior, his voice, his accent, his physical mannerisms, everything was so particular to him, but also to New York at a certain time, and in a certain kind of crowd.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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What remains is scar tissue, shaped by the peculiarities of individual healing.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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This suggests that buyers are increasingly narrowing down their talent searches to specialists that understand the unique peculiarities and context windows that come attached to different coding tools, with Anthropic’s Claude being the most popular.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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“Quiddities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiddities. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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